Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Niger
Niger: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
61st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2005
All-time low
0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Niger, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Niger peaked at 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Niger ranks 61st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Niger, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0172 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0172 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0185 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0188 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre, 77% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre, 80% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0172 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0207 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 58 Uganda 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 59 Portugal 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 60 Ghana 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 62 Liechtenstein 0.0215 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 63 Jamaica 0.0211 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 64 Brazil 0.0207 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Niger?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Niger was 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Niger rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Niger ranks 61st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.