Cotton yields in Niger
Niger: Cotton yields was 1.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.71 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
40th
of 101 countries
All-time high
1.73 tonnes per hectare
in 2009
All-time low
0.1964 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 40th of 101 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.
Cotton yields in Niger, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4005 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5706 tonnes per hectare | +42.5% |
| 1963 | 0.4576 tonnes per hectare | -19.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4568 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3665 tonnes per hectare | -19.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4109 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3581 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3901 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4774 tonnes per hectare | +22.4% |
| 1970 | 0.48 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4075 tonnes per hectare | -15.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4081 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3916 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5202 tonnes per hectare | +32.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6782 tonnes per hectare | +30.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5627 tonnes per hectare | -17.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5064 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4832 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6393 tonnes per hectare | +32.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6742 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 0.8536 tonnes per hectare | +26.6% |
| 1982 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +40.4% |
| 1983 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -13.7% |
| 1984 | 0.8394 tonnes per hectare | -18.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7967 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8638 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -42.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5714 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1989 | 0.495 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1964 tonnes per hectare | -60.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2083 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +380.1% |
| 1993 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +16.0% |
| 1994 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7244 tonnes per hectare | -36.6% |
| 1999 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +54.3% |
| 2000 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 1.71 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.03 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Niger's 1.71 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8911 tonnes per hectare, 1.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton yields in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +380.1% | 0.2083 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare |
| 1990 | -60.3% | 0.495 tonnes per hectare | 0.1964 tonnes per hectare |
| 1999 | +54.3% | 0.7244 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare |
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 |
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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 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 40th out of 101 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.