Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Niger
Niger: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land was 0.62 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Niger, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Niger stood at 0.62 %. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 210.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Niger peaked at 0.62 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.17 %, in 2002.
Niger ranks 64th of 76 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.17 % | — |
| 2007 | 0.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2 % | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.34 % | +70.0% |
| 2018 | 0.39 % | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 0.44 % | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 0.57 % | +29.5% |
| 2021 | 0.58 % | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.62 % | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.62 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.18 % | 0.17 % | 0.2 % | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3425 % | 0.2 % | 0.44 % | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.602 % | 0.57 % | 0.62 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Niger?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Niger was 0.62 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.62 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 % in 2002.
- How does Niger rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land?
- Niger ranks 64th out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 210.0%. 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 Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land. 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.