Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Niger
Niger: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 42,156 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Niger, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cassava, fresh — area harvested in Niger is 42,156 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 57.5% on the previous year and up 533.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Niger peaked at 42,156 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,017 ha, in 2001.
Niger ranks 38th of 93 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Niger, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,790 ha | — |
| 1962 | 16,500 ha | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 16,210 ha | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 17,270 ha | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 19,070 ha | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 21,340 ha | +11.9% |
| 1967 | 23,514 ha | +10.2% |
| 1968 | 26,800 ha | +14.0% |
| 1969 | 27,543 ha | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 24,300 ha | -11.8% |
| 1971 | 24,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 18,527 ha | -23.8% |
| 1973 | 23,772 ha | +28.3% |
| 1974 | 31,235 ha | +31.4% |
| 1975 | 34,900 ha | +11.7% |
| 1976 | 22,000 ha | -37.0% |
| 1977 | 20,700 ha | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 26,088 ha | +26.0% |
| 1979 | 27,995 ha | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 21,000 ha | -25.0% |
| 1981 | 26,000 ha | +23.8% |
| 1982 | 33,700 ha | +29.6% |
| 1983 | 25,000 ha | -25.8% |
| 1984 | 20,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 1985 | 20,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 26,000 ha | +30.0% |
| 1987 | 26,500 ha | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 22,000 ha | -17.0% |
| 1989 | 19,000 ha | -13.6% |
| 1990 | 16,000 ha | -15.8% |
| 1991 | 13,000 ha | -18.8% |
| 1992 | 7,000 ha | -46.2% |
| 1993 | 10,000 ha | +42.9% |
| 1994 | 5,500 ha | -45.0% |
| 1995 | 6,000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 7,400 ha | +23.3% |
| 1997 | 8,600 ha | +16.2% |
| 1998 | 9,800 ha | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 5,540 ha | -43.5% |
| 2000 | 7,086 ha | +27.9% |
| 2001 | 5,017 ha | -29.2% |
| 2002 | 6,000 ha | +19.6% |
| 2003 | 6,800 ha | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 6,300 ha | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 7,500 ha | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 8,519 ha | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 9,600 ha | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 7,941 ha | -17.3% |
| 2009 | 6,730 ha | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 5,189 ha | -22.9% |
| 2011 | 7,099 ha | +36.8% |
| 2012 | 6,679 ha | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 7,816 ha | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 6,651 ha | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 7,844 ha | +17.9% |
| 2016 | 6,272 ha | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 13,855 ha | +120.9% |
| 2018 | 15,875 ha | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 18,121 ha | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 22,109 ha | +22.0% |
| 2021 | 13,753 ha | -37.8% |
| 2022 | 34,678 ha | +152.1% |
| 2023 | 26,761 ha | -22.8% |
| 2024 | 42,156 ha | +57.5% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 42,156 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 93,511 ha, 45% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Niger's 42,156 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95,885 ha, 44% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,449 ha | 15,790 ha | 27,543 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 25,382 ha | 18,527 ha | 34,900 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,920 ha | 19,000 ha | 33,700 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,884 ha | 5,500 ha | 16,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,149 ha | 5,017 ha | 9,600 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,540 ha | 5,189 ha | 18,121 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,891 ha | 13,753 ha | 42,156 ha | 5 |
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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 cassava, fresh — area harvested in Niger?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Niger was 42,156 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 42,156 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,017 ha in 2001.
- How does Niger rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Niger ranks 38th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 533.8%. 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 Cassava, fresh — 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.