Cantaloupes and other melons — Yield in Niger
Niger: Cantaloupes and other melons — Yield was 23,639 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cantaloupes and other melons — Yield in Niger, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Niger recorded 23,639 kg/ha for cantaloupes and other melons — yield in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cantaloupes and other melons — yield in Niger peaked at 25,848 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5,882 kg/ha, in 1995.
That places Niger 37th out of 97 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cantaloupes and other melons — Yield in Niger, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5,882 kg/ha | — |
| 1996 | 6,000 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 6,087 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 5,926 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 6,000 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 6,061 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 5,946 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 6,000 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 6,046 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 6,000 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 5,957 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 6,042 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 5,908 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 9,385 kg/ha | +58.9% |
| 2009 | 11,448 kg/ha | +22.0% |
| 2010 | 11,431 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 12,302 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 12,724 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 6,842 kg/ha | -46.2% |
| 2014 | 25,848 kg/ha | +277.8% |
| 2015 | 21,237 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 17,611 kg/ha | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 20,888 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 2018 | 20,854 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 23,175 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 22,677 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 22,685 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23,186 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 23,312 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 23,639 kg/ha | +1.4% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 23,639 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 18,633 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Niger's 23,639 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,453 kg/ha, 1.9× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cantaloupes and other melons — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +277.8% | 6,842 kg/ha | 25,848 kg/ha |
| 2008 | +58.9% | 5,908 kg/ha | 9,385 kg/ha |
| 2013 | -46.2% | 12,724 kg/ha | 6,842 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,979 kg/ha | 5,882 kg/ha | 6,087 kg/ha | 5 |
| 2000s | 6,879 kg/ha | 5,908 kg/ha | 11,448 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,291 kg/ha | 6,842 kg/ha | 25,848 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,100 kg/ha | 22,677 kg/ha | 23,639 kg/ha | 5 |
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 cantaloupes and other melons — yield in Niger?
- Cantaloupes and other melons — yield in Niger was 23,639 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cantaloupes and other melons — yield recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 25,848 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest cantaloupes and other melons — yield recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,882 kg/ha in 1995.
- How does Niger rank for cantaloupes and other melons — yield?
- Niger ranks 37th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cantaloupes and other melons — yield rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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, published as part of Cantaloupes and other melons — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.