Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Niger
Niger: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC was 78,000 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Niger, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Niger recorded 78,000 1000 ha for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Niger peaked at 80,628 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 78,000 1000 ha, in 2022.
Niger ranks 10th of 224 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Niger, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 80,450 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 80,450 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 80,450 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 80,565 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 80,534 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 80,523 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 80,562 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 80,586 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 80,562 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 80,571 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 80,628 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 80,612 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 80,434 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 80,271 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 80,246 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 80,078 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 79,932 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 79,916 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 79,798 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 79,678 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 79,540 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 79,498 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 79,440 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 79,440 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 79,246 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 79,132 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 78,692 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 78,426 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 78,414 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 78,214 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 78,000 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 78,000 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 235.51 1000 ha, 331.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 78,000 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.25 1000 ha, 9460.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80,515 1000 ha | 80,450 1000 ha | 80,586 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 80,325 1000 ha | 79,916 1000 ha | 80,628 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 79,289 1000 ha | 78,426 1000 ha | 79,798 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 78,209 1000 ha | 78,000 1000 ha | 78,414 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 7 Sudan 97,030 1000 ha compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 247.65 1000 ha compare
- 8 Egypt 89,696 1000 ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 104.22 1000 ha compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 37.17 1000 ha compare
- 9 Mauritania 83,374 1000 ha compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 19.93 1000 ha compare
- 11 Mali 68,464 1000 ha compare
- 11 Viet Nam 18.54 1000 ha compare
- 12 Mongolia 66,361 1000 ha compare
- 12 Melanesia 3.42 1000 ha compare
- 13 Chad 62,733 1000 ha compare
- 13 Micronesia 0.03 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 terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Niger?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Niger was 78,000 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 80,628 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 78,000 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Niger rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc?
- Niger ranks 10th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC. 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.