Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Niger
Niger: Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 1,169 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Niger, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Niger recorded 1,169 1000 ha for shrub-covered areas — area from modis in 2024.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Niger peaked at 1,414 1000 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 966.47 1000 ha, in 2003.
That places Niger 35th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Niger, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,041 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 1,035 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 966.47 1000 ha | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 1,124 1000 ha | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 1,108 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1,152 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 1,258 1000 ha | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 1,287 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1,314 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1,385 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 1,414 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1,409 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,390 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1,351 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 1,285 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 1,311 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1,254 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 1,221 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1,145 1000 ha | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 1,130 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1,117 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 1,137 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1,105 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 1,169 1000 ha | +5.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 1,169 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 41.75 1000 ha, 28.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 1,169 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.07 1000 ha, 46.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,143 1000 ha | 966.47 1000 ha | 1,314 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,316 1000 ha | 1,145 1000 ha | 1,414 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,132 1000 ha | 1,105 1000 ha | 1,169 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 32 Sudan (former) 1,314 1000 ha compare
- 33 Madagascar 1,206 1000 ha compare
- 34 Eritrea 1,178 1000 ha compare
- 36 Libya 1,081 1000 ha compare
- 37 China 1,074 1000 ha compare
- 37 China, mainland 1,074 1000 ha 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 shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Niger?
- Shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Niger was 1,169 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1,414 1000 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 966.47 1000 ha in 2003.
- How does Niger rank for shrub-covered areas — area from modis?
- Niger ranks 35th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is shrub-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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 Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.