Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Niger
Niger: Cereals, primary — Production, per capita was 0.2207 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Niger, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.2207 t per person for cereals, primary — production, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.0% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production, per capita in Niger peaked at 0.3495 t per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.143 t per person, in 2021.
Niger ranks 58th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.295 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3417 t per person | +15.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3495 t per person | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.342 t per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2643 t per person | -22.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2743 t per person | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3217 t per person | +17.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2247 t per person | -30.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3149 t per person | +40.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2453 t per person | -22.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2629 t per person | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 0.237 t per person | -9.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1595 t per person | -32.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2199 t per person | +37.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1638 t per person | -25.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2468 t per person | +50.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2682 t per person | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2659 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2758 t per person | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2893 t per person | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.267 t per person | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2617 t per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2567 t per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1549 t per person | -39.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2597 t per person | +67.7% |
| 1986 | 0.25 t per person | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1903 t per person | -23.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3066 t per person | +61.1% |
| 1989 | 0.229 t per person | -25.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2577 t per person | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2571 t per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2646 t per person | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2491 t per person | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1984 t per person | -20.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2312 t per person | +16.5% |
| 1996 | 0.208 t per person | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1782 t per person | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2772 t per person | +55.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2558 t per person | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1848 t per person | -27.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2609 t per person | +41.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2692 t per person | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2632 t per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2023 t per person | -23.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2666 t per person | +31.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2823 t per person | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2599 t per person | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3179 t per person | +22.3% |
| 2009 | 0.22 t per person | -30.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3181 t per person | +44.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2107 t per person | -33.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2991 t per person | +41.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2355 t per person | -21.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2558 t per person | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2741 t per person | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2829 t per person | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2752 t per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2749 t per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2327 t per person | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2435 t per person | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.143 t per person | -41.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2356 t per person | +64.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1935 t per person | -17.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2207 t per person | +14.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.2207 t per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1234 t per person, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.2207 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0964 t per person, 2.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3031 t per person | 0.2247 t per person | 0.3495 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2345 t per person | 0.1595 t per person | 0.2758 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2465 t per person | 0.1549 t per person | 0.3066 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2377 t per person | 0.1782 t per person | 0.2772 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2527 t per person | 0.1848 t per person | 0.3179 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2659 t per person | 0.2107 t per person | 0.3181 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2073 t per person | 0.143 t per person | 0.2435 t per person | 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 cereals, primary — production, per capita in Niger?
- Cereals, primary — production, per capita in Niger was 0.2207 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3495 t per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.143 t per person in 2021.
- How does Niger rank for cereals, primary — production, per capita?
- Niger ranks 58th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — production, per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cereals, primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.