Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Niger
Niger: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
67th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1988
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Niger, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Niger stood at 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Niger peaked at 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1988.
Niger ranks 67th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Niger, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0134 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0135 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 64 Guinea-Bissau 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 65 Ethiopia 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 66 Greece 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 68 British Virgin Islands 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 69 Lebanon 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 70 Uruguay 0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per square kilometre in Niger?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Niger was 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1988.
- How does Niger rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Niger ranks 67th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.