Carrots and turnips — Area harvested in Niger
Niger: Carrots and turnips — Area harvested was 2,187 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested in Niger, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, carrots and turnips — area harvested in Niger stood at 2,187 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.6% on the previous year and up 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carrots and turnips — area harvested in Niger peaked at 2,904 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 62 ha, in 1990.
That places Niger 64th out of 133 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.
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested in Niger, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62 ha | — |
| 1991 | 125 ha | +101.6% |
| 1992 | 250 ha | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 375 ha | +50.0% |
| 1994 | 500 ha | +33.3% |
| 1995 | 625 ha | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 750 ha | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 875 ha | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 1,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 1,150 ha | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 2,000 ha | +73.9% |
| 2001 | 1,878 ha | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 1,500 ha | -20.1% |
| 2003 | 1,406 ha | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 1,327 ha | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 1,200 ha | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 1,143 ha | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 1,070 ha | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 956 ha | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 775 ha | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 680 ha | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 817 ha | +20.1% |
| 2012 | 1,193 ha | +46.0% |
| 2013 | 888 ha | -25.6% |
| 2014 | 1,451 ha | +63.4% |
| 2015 | 2,042 ha | +40.7% |
| 2016 | 1,736 ha | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 2,067 ha | +19.1% |
| 2018 | 1,859 ha | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 2,411 ha | +29.7% |
| 2020 | 2,657 ha | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 2,904 ha | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 2,827 ha | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 2,755 ha | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 2,187 ha | -20.6% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 2,187 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 2,473 ha, 88% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Niger's 2,187 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,334 ha, 66% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 571.2 ha | 62 ha | 1,150 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,326 ha | 775 ha | 2,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,514 ha | 680 ha | 2,411 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,666 ha | 2,187 ha | 2,904 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 61 Republic of Korea 2,313 ha compare
- 62 Switzerland 2,258 ha compare
- 63 Denmark 2,240 ha compare
- 65 Turkmenistan 2,168 ha compare
- 66 Jamaica 2,085 ha compare
- 67 Austria 1,940 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 carrots and turnips — area harvested in Niger?
- Carrots and turnips — area harvested in Niger was 2,187 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carrots and turnips — area harvested recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 2,904 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest carrots and turnips — area harvested recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 62 ha in 1990.
- How does Niger rank for carrots and turnips — area harvested?
- Niger ranks 64th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carrots and turnips — area harvested rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.7%. 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 Carrots and turnips — 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.