Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Niger
Niger: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 22.72 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Niger, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 22.72 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Niger peaked at 22.72 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.79 %, in 1961.
That places Niger 79th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.79 % | — |
| 1962 | 15.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 15.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 15.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 15.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 15.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 15.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 15.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 15.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 15.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 15.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 15.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 15.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 15.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 15.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 15.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 15.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 15.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 15.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 16.18 % | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 16.18 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 16.18 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 16.58 % | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 16.58 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 16.58 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 16.97 % | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 16.97 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 17.21 % | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 17.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 17.37 % | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 17.37 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 17.37 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 17.37 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 17.37 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 17.37 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 17.37 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 17.37 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 17.37 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 17.73 % | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 18.1 % | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 18.46 % | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 18.83 % | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 19.19 % | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 19.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 22.72 % | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 22.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.72 % | +0.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 22.72 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 30.48 %, 75% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Niger's 22.72 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.74 %, 79% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.79 % | 15.79 % | 15.79 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.79 % | 15.79 % | 15.79 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.66 % | 16.18 % | 17.21 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.41 % | 17.37 % | 17.73 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.74 % | 18.1 % | 22.72 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.72 % | 22.72 % | 22.72 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.72 % | 22.72 % | 22.72 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
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 permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Niger?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Niger was 22.72 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 22.72 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.79 % in 1961.
- How does Niger rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Niger ranks 79th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area. 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.