Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Niger
Niger: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 36.8 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Niger, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 36.8 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Niger peaked at 36.8 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.51 %, in 1974.
Niger ranks 118th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.99 % | 24.87 % | 25.4 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.94 % | 23.51 % | 24.65 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.39 % | 23.9 % | 24.79 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.84 % | 26.09 % | 28.79 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.08 % | 29.15 % | 34.56 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.09 % | 34.9 % | 36.72 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.8 % | 36.8 % | 36.8 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 115 British Virgin Islands 37.75 % compare
- 116 Switzerland 37.72 % compare
- 117 New Zealand 36.81 % compare
- 119 Colombia 36.54 % compare
- 120 Angola 36.32 % compare
- 121 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 36.13 % compare
More environment data for Niger
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.51 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 269.24 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 30 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 22.72 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 61.74 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 28,782 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.24 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 113.64 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 38.02 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 17,723 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Niger?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Niger was 36.8 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.51 % in 1974.
- How does Niger rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Niger ranks 118th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.