Cereal yields in Niger
Niger: Cereal yields was 0.5774 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields in Niger, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yields in Niger stood at 0.5774 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 18.1% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Niger peaked at 0.5993 tonnes per hectare in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.2571 tonnes per hectare, in 1984.
Niger ranks 182nd of 185 countries on this measure, 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 tonnes per hectare | 0.394 tonnes per hectare | 0.5993 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4042 tonnes per hectare | 0.3239 tonnes per hectare | 0.447 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3931 tonnes per hectare | 0.2571 tonnes per hectare | 0.4752 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3207 tonnes per hectare | 0.2679 tonnes per hectare | 0.3895 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4071 tonnes per hectare | 0.2892 tonnes per hectare | 0.4965 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4918 tonnes per hectare | 0.3628 tonnes per hectare | 0.5548 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5077 tonnes per hectare | 0.3605 tonnes per hectare | 0.5774 tonnes 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 yields in Niger?
- Cereal yields in Niger was 0.5774 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yields recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5993 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2571 tonnes per hectare in 1984.
- How does Niger rank for cereal yields?
- Niger ranks 182nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.