Arable land — Area in Niger
Niger: Arable land — Area was 17,723 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Niger, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Niger is 17,723 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Niger peaked at 17,723 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9,489 1000 ha, in 1988.
Niger ranks 20th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,649 1000 ha | 11,498 1000 ha | 12,175 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,323 1000 ha | 9,774 1000 ha | 11,226 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,774 1000 ha | 9,489 1000 ha | 10,212 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,201 1000 ha | 11,036 1000 ha | 13,985 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,306 1000 ha | 13,960 1000 ha | 14,925 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,819 1000 ha | 15,321 1000 ha | 17,614 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,723 1000 ha | 17,723 1000 ha | 17,723 1000 ha | 5 |
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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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.66 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Niger?
- Arable land — area in Niger was 17,723 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 17,723 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,489 1000 ha in 1988.
- How does Niger rank for arable land — area?
- Niger ranks 20th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 Arable 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.