Arable land use per person in Niger
Niger: Arable land use per person was 0.6766 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Niger, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.6766 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Niger peaked at 3.19 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.6766 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Niger 10th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.88 hectares per person | 2.68 hectares per person | 3.19 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.98 hectares per person | 1.67 hectares per person | 2.41 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4 hectares per person | 1.19 hectares per person | 1.66 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.38 hectares per person | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.47 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 hectares per person | 0.9345 hectares per person | 1.21 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8577 hectares per person | 0.7713 hectares per person | 0.9125 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7111 hectares per person | 0.6766 hectares per person | 0.7463 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Niger
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 41.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.52 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 24.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4738 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 27.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Niger?
- Arable land use per person in Niger was 0.6766 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 3.19 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6766 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Niger rank for arable land use per person?
- Niger ranks 10th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.