Arable land — Area, per capita in Niger
Niger: Arable land — Area, per capita was 0.0007 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area, per capita in Niger, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area, per capita in Niger is 0.0007 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per capita in Niger peaked at 0.0032 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Niger ranks 9th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.0007 1000 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 3.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.0007 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 3.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.002 1000 ha per person | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More environment data for Niger
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0007 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per capita in Niger?
- Arable land — area, per capita in Niger was 0.0007 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0032 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for arable land — area, per capita?
- Niger ranks 9th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.