Beans, dry — Area harvested in Niger
Niger: Beans, dry — Area harvested was 36,857 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Niger, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, beans, dry — area harvested in Niger stood at 36,857 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested in Niger peaked at 37,793 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,000 ha, in 1990.
That places Niger 53rd out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Niger, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 4,000 ha | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 6,000 ha | +50.0% |
| 1993 | 8,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 14,000 ha | +75.0% |
| 1995 | 14,464 ha | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 16,143 ha | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 15,095 ha | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 15,169 ha | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 15,112 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 16,000 ha | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 16,412 ha | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 18,000 ha | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 18,500 ha | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 18,600 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 18,800 ha | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 18,805 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 21,410 ha | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 22,000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 24,800 ha | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 25,000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 35,000 ha | +40.0% |
| 2012 | 36,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 35,500 ha | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 34,159 ha | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 36,683 ha | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 35,447 ha | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 35,777 ha | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 36,720 ha | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 35,981 ha | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 35,832 ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 36,178 ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 37,793 ha | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 36,601 ha | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 36,857 ha | +0.7% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 36,857 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 130,914 ha, 28% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Niger's 36,857 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91,234 ha, 40% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beans, dry — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +100.0% | 2,000 ha | 4,000 ha |
| 1994 | +75.0% | 8,000 ha | 14,000 ha |
| 1992 | +50.0% | 4,000 ha | 6,000 ha |
| 2011 | +40.0% | 25,000 ha | 35,000 ha |
| 1993 | +33.3% | 6,000 ha | 8,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,998 ha | 2,000 ha | 16,143 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,333 ha | 16,000 ha | 24,800 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,627 ha | 25,000 ha | 36,720 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,652 ha | 35,832 ha | 37,793 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 50 Cuba 39,833 ha compare
- 51 South Africa 39,550 ha compare
- 52 Latvia 38,200 ha compare
- 54 Zimbabwe 34,488 ha compare
- 55 Philippines 34,331 ha compare
- 56 Afghanistan 30,914 ha 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 beans, dry — area harvested in Niger?
- Beans, dry — area harvested in Niger was 36,857 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 37,793 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 ha in 1990.
- How does Niger rank for beans, dry — area harvested?
- Niger ranks 53rd out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 Beans, dry — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.