What is grazing land use over the long-term in Niger?

Grazing land use over the long-term in Niger was 28.78 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Niger?

The highest recorded value was 28.78 million hectares in 2005.

What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Niger?

The lowest recorded value was 3.14 million hectares in 1000.

How does Niger rank for grazing land use over the long-term?

Niger ranks 27th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in Niger?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Niger data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Grazing land use over the long-term in Niger

Name: Grazing land use over the long-term in Niger
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Niger: Grazing land use over the long-term was 28.78 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

28.78 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

27th

of 202 countries

All-time high

28.78 million hectares

in 2005

All-time low

3.14 million hectares

in 1000

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Grazing land use over the long-term in Niger, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2025, grazing land use over the long-term in Niger stood at 28.78 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term in Niger peaked at 28.78 million hectares in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.14 million hectares, in 1000.

That places Niger 27th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	3.14 million hectares	3.14 million hectares	3.14 million hectares	1
1100s	3.38 million hectares	3.38 million hectares	3.38 million hectares	1
1200s	3.62 million hectares	3.62 million hectares	3.62 million hectares	1
1300s	4.02 million hectares	4.02 million hectares	4.02 million hectares	1
1400s	4.30 million hectares	4.30 million hectares	4.30 million hectares	1
1500s	4.72 million hectares	4.72 million hectares	4.72 million hectares	1
1600s	5.50 million hectares	5.50 million hectares	5.50 million hectares	1
1700s	6.29 million hectares	6.29 million hectares	6.29 million hectares	1
1710s	6.31 million hectares	6.31 million hectares	6.31 million hectares	1
1720s	6.33 million hectares	6.33 million hectares	6.33 million hectares	1
1730s	6.36 million hectares	6.36 million hectares	6.36 million hectares	1
1740s	6.38 million hectares	6.38 million hectares	6.38 million hectares	1
1750s	6.40 million hectares	6.40 million hectares	6.40 million hectares	1
1760s	6.42 million hectares	6.42 million hectares	6.42 million hectares	1
1770s	6.45 million hectares	6.45 million hectares	6.45 million hectares	1
1780s	6.47 million hectares	6.47 million hectares	6.47 million hectares	1
1790s	6.49 million hectares	6.49 million hectares	6.49 million hectares	1
1800s	6.51 million hectares	6.51 million hectares	6.51 million hectares	1
1810s	6.54 million hectares	6.54 million hectares	6.54 million hectares	1
1820s	6.56 million hectares	6.56 million hectares	6.56 million hectares	1
1830s	6.58 million hectares	6.58 million hectares	6.58 million hectares	1
1840s	6.60 million hectares	6.60 million hectares	6.60 million hectares	1
1850s	6.63 million hectares	6.63 million hectares	6.63 million hectares	1
1860s	6.76 million hectares	6.76 million hectares	6.76 million hectares	1
1870s	6.97 million hectares	6.97 million hectares	6.97 million hectares	1
1880s	7.25 million hectares	7.25 million hectares	7.25 million hectares	1
1890s	7.55 million hectares	7.55 million hectares	7.55 million hectares	1
1900s	7.85 million hectares	7.85 million hectares	7.85 million hectares	1
1910s	8.76 million hectares	8.76 million hectares	8.76 million hectares	1
1920s	9.49 million hectares	9.49 million hectares	9.49 million hectares	1
1930s	10.90 million hectares	10.90 million hectares	10.90 million hectares	1
1940s	12.41 million hectares	12.41 million hectares	12.41 million hectares	1
1950s	16.75 million hectares	14.68 million hectares	18.91 million hectares	10
1960s	19.94 million hectares	19.44 million hectares	20.00 million hectares	10
1970s	20.00 million hectares	20.00 million hectares	20.00 million hectares	10
1980s	21.11 million hectares	20.50 million hectares	21.80 million hectares	10
1990s	22.10 million hectares	22.00 million hectares	23.00 million hectares	10
2000s	26.35 million hectares	23.00 million hectares	28.78 million hectares	10
2010s	28.78 million hectares	28.78 million hectares	28.78 million hectares	10
2020s	28.78 million hectares	28.78 million hectares	28.78 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Niger

24 Algeria 32.78 million hectares compare
25 Afghanistan 30.55 million hectares compare
26 Iran 29.48 million hectares compare
28 Botswana 25.60 million hectares compare
29 Nigeria 25.06 million hectares compare
30 Tanzania 24.00 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is grazing land use over the long-term in Niger?: Grazing land use over the long-term in Niger was 28.78 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Niger?: The highest recorded value was 28.78 million hectares in 2005.
What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Niger?: The lowest recorded value was 3.14 million hectares in 1000.
How does Niger rank for grazing land use over the long-term?: Niger ranks 27th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in Niger?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Niger data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Grazing land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.