Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Niger
Niger: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 0.5774 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Niger, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Niger is 0.5774 kg per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 18.1% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Niger peaked at 0.5993 kg per hectare in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.2571 kg per hectare, in 1984.
That places Niger 178th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.515 kg per hectare | 0.394 kg per hectare | 0.5993 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4042 kg per hectare | 0.3239 kg per hectare | 0.447 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3931 kg per hectare | 0.2571 kg per hectare | 0.4752 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3207 kg per hectare | 0.2679 kg per hectare | 0.3895 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4071 kg per hectare | 0.2892 kg per hectare | 0.4965 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4918 kg per hectare | 0.3628 kg per hectare | 0.5548 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5077 kg per hectare | 0.3605 kg per hectare | 0.5774 kg per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Niger
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 47.6% (2025)
- Rural population 22.79 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.8% (2025)
- Rural population 81.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 47.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 47.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 10.33 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Niger?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Niger was 0.5774 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5993 kg per hectare in 1964.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2571 kg per hectare in 1984.
- How does Niger rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Niger ranks 178th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.