Cotton yields in Niger
Niger: Cotton yields was 1.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cotton 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, cotton yields in Niger stood at 1.71 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Niger peaked at 1.73 tonnes per hectare in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1964 tonnes per hectare, in 1990.
Niger ranks 39th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4321 tonnes per hectare | 0.3581 tonnes per hectare | 0.5706 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5077 tonnes per hectare | 0.3916 tonnes per hectare | 0.6782 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7827 tonnes per hectare | 0.495 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9047 tonnes per hectare | 0.1964 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
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 cotton yields in Niger?
- Cotton yields in Niger was 1.71 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 cotton yields recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 tonnes per hectare in 2009.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1964 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- How does Niger rank for cotton yields?
- Niger ranks 39th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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 Cotton yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.