Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Niger
Niger: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade was 2.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Niger, 1971–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Niger is 2.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 50.6% on the previous year and down 89.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Niger peaked at 21.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -7.4%, in 1978.
That places Niger 54th out of 225 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -0.9% | — |
| 1972 | -1.0% | +19.6% |
| 1973 | -2.2% | +112.4% |
| 1974 | -5.5% | +150.7% |
| 1975 | -5.5% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | -5.5% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | -5.5% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -7.4% | +36.4% |
| 1979 | -6.9% | -7.5% |
| 1980 | -1.5% | -77.7% |
| 1981 | -3.0% | +97.7% |
| 1982 | -2.6% | -13.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | -124.3% |
| 1984 | 3.4% | +427.9% |
| 1985 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5.0% | +50.0% |
| 1987 | 4.1% | -17.9% |
| 1988 | 5.1% | +23.4% |
| 1989 | 4.8% | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 7.6% | +56.8% |
| 1991 | 12.6% | +66.8% |
| 1992 | 15.3% | +21.0% |
| 1993 | 12.9% | -15.8% |
| 1994 | 13.7% | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 17.0% | +23.7% |
| 1996 | 15.1% | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 16.1% | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 15.0% | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 17.8% | +18.6% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | -32.9% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | -24.9% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | +95.0% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -66.1% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +24.7% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -18.9% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -50.6% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 2.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6%, 3.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Niger's 2.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9%, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +427.9% | 0.6% | 3.4% |
| 1974 | -150.7% | -2.2% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -4.5% | -7.4% | -0.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | -3.0% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.3% | 7.6% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 8.6% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 6.4% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 2.0% | 5.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 51 Lebanon 2.2% compare
- 52 Uzbekistan 2.1% compare
- 53 Philippines 2.0% compare
- 55 Bolivia 1.9% compare
- 56 Luxembourg 1.6% compare
- 57 Peru 1.5% compare
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 is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Niger?
- Is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Niger was 2.0% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.4% in 1978.
- How does Niger rank for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Niger ranks 54th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.