Agricultural irrigated land in Niger
Niger: Agricultural irrigated land was 0.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural irrigated land in Niger, 2002–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural irrigated land in Niger stood at 0.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 215.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural irrigated land in Niger peaked at 0.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2007.
Niger ranks 70th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Agricultural irrigated land in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.2% | — |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +73.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +29.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.2%, 28% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More agriculture & rural data for Niger
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4759 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8163 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 47.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 47.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Niger?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Niger was 0.6% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2007.
- How does Niger rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Niger ranks 70th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural irrigated land rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 215.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.