Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Niger
Niger: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 0.5774 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5774 kg per hectare
Change on year
up 18.1%
World rank
178th
of 180 countries
All-time high
0.5993 kg per hectare
in 1964
All-time low
0.2571 kg per hectare
in 1984
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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.
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5052 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5478 kg per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1963 | 0.5601 kg per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5993 kg per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4675 kg per hectare | -22.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4962 kg per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5713 kg per hectare | +15.1% |
| 1968 | 0.394 kg per hectare | -31.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4937 kg per hectare | +25.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3902 kg per hectare | -21.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4248 kg per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4176 kg per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3239 kg per hectare | -22.4% |
| 1974 | 0.406 kg per hectare | +25.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3464 kg per hectare | -14.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4234 kg per hectare | +22.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4313 kg per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4315 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.447 kg per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4574 kg per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4156 kg per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4003 kg per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4019 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2571 kg per hectare | -36.0% |
| 1985 | 0.425 kg per hectare | +65.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4189 kg per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3265 kg per hectare | -22.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4752 kg per hectare | +45.5% |
| 1989 | 0.3527 kg per hectare | -25.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3103 kg per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3332 kg per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3092 kg per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3262 kg per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2679 kg per hectare | -17.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3123 kg per hectare | +16.6% |
| 1996 | 0.291 kg per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2877 kg per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3895 kg per hectare | +35.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3801 kg per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2892 kg per hectare | -23.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3944 kg per hectare | +36.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4229 kg per hectare | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4295 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3415 kg per hectare | -20.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4366 kg per hectare | +27.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4496 kg per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4248 kg per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4965 kg per hectare | +16.9% |
| 2009 | 0.386 kg per hectare | -22.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4948 kg per hectare | +28.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3628 kg per hectare | -26.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5203 kg per hectare | +43.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4077 kg per hectare | -21.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4468 kg per hectare | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5513 kg per hectare | +23.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5365 kg per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5419 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5548 kg per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5015 kg per hectare | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5518 kg per hectare | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3605 kg per hectare | -34.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5598 kg per hectare | +55.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4888 kg per hectare | -12.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5774 kg per hectare | +18.1% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.5774 kg per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.16 kg per hectare, 50% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.5774 kg per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.35 kg per hectare, 43% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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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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.