Cassava, fresh — Yield in Niger
Niger: Cassava, fresh — Yield was 26,681 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cassava, fresh — Yield in Niger, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cassava, fresh — yield in Niger is 26,681 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — yield in Niger peaked at 32,591 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5,031 kg/ha, in 1975.
Niger ranks 5th of 93 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cassava, fresh — Yield in Niger, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,233 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 8,061 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 8,402 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 8,638 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 7,866 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 1966 | 6,959 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1967 | 7,179 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 7,373 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 7,167 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 7,473 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 6,822 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1972 | 5,114 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1973 | 6,558 kg/ha | +28.2% |
| 1974 | 6,421 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 5,031 kg/ha | -21.6% |
| 1976 | 8,973 kg/ha | +78.3% |
| 1977 | 8,686 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 7,853 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 1979 | 8,005 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 7,714 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 7,235 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 6,522 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 6,600 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 9,400 kg/ha | +42.4% |
| 1985 | 9,800 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 7,654 kg/ha | -21.9% |
| 1987 | 7,547 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 8,182 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 8,421 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 8,869 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 9,715 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 10,900 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 11,650 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 11,891 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 12,950 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 12,986 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 15,058 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 1998 | 15,972 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 18,189 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 23,217 kg/ha | +27.6% |
| 2001 | 21,027 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 20,283 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 17,897 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 16,841 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 15,947 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 16,222 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 15,156 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 13,879 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 15,992 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 21,778 kg/ha | +36.2% |
| 2011 | 10,751 kg/ha | -50.6% |
| 2012 | 16,061 kg/ha | +49.4% |
| 2013 | 19,972 kg/ha | +24.4% |
| 2014 | 20,012 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 23,535 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 23,368 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 23,071 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 23,459 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 28,347 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 2020 | 29,773 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 27,209 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 32,591 kg/ha | +19.8% |
| 2023 | 28,345 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 26,681 kg/ha | -5.9% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 26,681 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 9,533 kg/ha, 2.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Niger's 26,681 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10,541 kg/ha, 2.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava, fresh — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +78.3% | 5,031 kg/ha | 8,973 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,764 kg/ha | 6,959 kg/ha | 8,638 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,094 kg/ha | 5,031 kg/ha | 8,973 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,908 kg/ha | 6,522 kg/ha | 9,800 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,818 kg/ha | 8,869 kg/ha | 18,189 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,646 kg/ha | 13,879 kg/ha | 23,217 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,036 kg/ha | 10,751 kg/ha | 28,347 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,920 kg/ha | 26,681 kg/ha | 32,591 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 2 India 35,574 kg/ha compare
- 3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 29,333 kg/ha compare
- 3 Viet Nam 20,387 kg/ha compare
- 4 Indonesia 28,230 kg/ha compare
- 4 Polynesia 15,986 kg/ha compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 14,026 kg/ha compare
- 6 Ghana 25,865 kg/ha compare
- 6 Melanesia 12,178 kg/ha compare
- 7 Malawi 25,500 kg/ha compare
- 7 Micronesia (Federated States of) 10,696 kg/ha compare
- 7 Micronesia 10,696 kg/ha compare
- 8 Bahamas 25,020 kg/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 cassava, fresh — yield in Niger?
- Cassava, fresh — yield in Niger was 26,681 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — yield recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 32,591 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — yield recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,031 kg/ha in 1975.
- How does Niger rank for cassava, fresh — yield?
- Niger ranks 5th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — yield rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 — 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.