Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Niger
Niger: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 1.51 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Niger, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 1.51 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 160.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Niger peaked at 1.51 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.13 %, in 1968.
Niger ranks 166th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1378 % | 0.13 % | 0.14 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.182 % | 0.16 % | 0.21 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.38 % | 0.23 % | 0.69 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.53 % | 0.5 % | 0.6 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.554 % | 0.52 % | 0.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.726 % | 0.58 % | 1.17 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 % | 1.49 % | 1.51 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 163 Czechia 1.68 % compare
- 164 Sierra Leone 1.64 % compare
- 165 Equatorial Guinea 1.63 % compare
- 167 Burundi 1.47 % compare
- 168 Ethiopia PDR 1.46 % compare
- 169 Botswana 1.43 % compare
More environment data for Niger
- 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)
- Arable land — Area 17,723 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.66 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Niger?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Niger was 1.51 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 % in 1968.
- How does Niger rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Niger ranks 166th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.