Land use hidden — Other areas in Niger
Niger: Land use hidden — Other areas was 790,291 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
790,291 Square kilometres
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
13th
of 202 countries
All-time high
968,900 Square kilometres
in 1974
All-time low
789,580 Square kilometres
in 2017
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Other areas in Niger, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Niger recorded 790,291 Square kilometres for land use hidden — other areas in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas in Niger peaked at 968,900 Square kilometres in 1974 and was at its lowest, 789,580 Square kilometres, in 2017.
Niger ranks 13th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas in Niger, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 951,700 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 951,700 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 951,700 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 951,700 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 951,700 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 951,700 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 951,700 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 944,930 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 944,940 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 954,700 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 954,400 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 954,930 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 958,560 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 968,900 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 968,900 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 968,900 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 968,900 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 968,900 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 967,120 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 959,500 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 963,900 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 963,100 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 956,600 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 958,900 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 958,900 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 953,900 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 956,580 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 953,700 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 952,650 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 916,780 Square kilometres | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 906,817 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 898,484 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 899,101 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 899,718 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 890,334 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 890,951 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 891,568 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 892,185 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 882,802 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 883,419 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 873,543 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 873,667 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 869,672 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 869,196 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 824,390 Square kilometres | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 824,274 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 816,468 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 816,593 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 816,717 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 814,841 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 809,965 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 807,089 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 798,214 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 798,338 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 798,332 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 791,456 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 789,580 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 789,705 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 789,829 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 789,926 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 790,042 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 790,160 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 790,291 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 790,291 Square kilometres is above the median for low income countries, which is 34,797 Square kilometres, 22.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Niger's 790,291 Square kilometres is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27,825 Square kilometres, 28.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 950,197 Square kilometres | 944,930 Square kilometres | 951,700 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 963,421 Square kilometres | 954,400 Square kilometres | 968,900 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 957,773 Square kilometres | 952,650 Square kilometres | 963,900 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 896,874 Square kilometres | 882,802 Square kilometres | 916,780 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 846,794 Square kilometres | 816,468 Square kilometres | 883,419 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 798,735 Square kilometres | 789,580 Square kilometres | 814,841 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 790,105 Square kilometres | 789,926 Square kilometres | 790,291 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 10 Lithuania 11,816 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Brazil 1.06 million Square kilometres compare
- 10 Cabo Verde 2,774 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Estonia 8,476 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Equatorial Guinea 2,769 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Iran 1.04 million Square kilometres compare
- 12 Latvia 8,296 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Egypt 954,420 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Eswatini 238.1 Square kilometres compare
- 13 Anguilla 35 Square kilometres compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 2,287 Square kilometres compare
- 14 Slovenia 1,695 Square kilometres compare
- 14 Chad 716,023 Square kilometres compare
- 15 Mali 654,435 Square kilometres compare
- 15 Micronesia 4.9 Square kilometres compare
- 16 Sudan 562,919 Square kilometres 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — other areas in Niger?
- Land use hidden — other areas in Niger was 790,291 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 968,900 Square kilometres in 1974.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 789,580 Square kilometres in 2017.
- How does Niger rank for land use hidden — other areas?
- Niger ranks 13th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata