Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Niger
Niger: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 87,268 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Niger, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Niger recorded 87,268 1000 ha for terrestrial barren land — area from modis in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Niger peaked at 90,852 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 87,268 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Niger 9th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Niger, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 89,560 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 90,852 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 90,130 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 90,299 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 89,669 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 89,233 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 88,330 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 88,108 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 89,124 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 89,222 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 89,214 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 88,679 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 88,333 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 88,226 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 88,278 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 88,426 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 88,002 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 87,820 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 88,238 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 87,786 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 87,428 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 87,516 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 87,910 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 87,268 1000 ha | -0.7% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 87,268 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 19.19 1000 ha, 4547.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 87,268 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.17 1000 ha, 12171.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89,478 1000 ha | 88,108 1000 ha | 90,852 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 88,444 1000 ha | 87,820 1000 ha | 89,222 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 87,582 1000 ha | 87,268 1000 ha | 87,910 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 6 Sudan (former) 113,270 1000 ha compare
- 6 Türkiye 452.23 1000 ha compare
- 7 Sudan 109,141 1000 ha compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 76.57 1000 ha compare
- 8 Egypt 92,423 1000 ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 59.3 1000 ha compare
- 9 Viet Nam 26.84 1000 ha compare
- 10 Mauritania 87,105 1000 ha compare
- 10 Polynesia 16.24 1000 ha compare
- 11 Mali 73,085 1000 ha compare
- 11 Micronesia 7.56 1000 ha compare
- 12 Chad 69,462 1000 ha compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.92 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 modis in Niger?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Niger was 87,268 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 90,852 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 87,268 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
- Niger ranks 9th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 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.