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 73rd out of 220 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.
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 |
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More environment data for Niger
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.51 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 269.24 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 30 1000 ha (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 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 73rd out of 220 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.