Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Niger
Niger: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 3,399 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Niger, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Niger recorded 3,399 ha for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Niger peaked at 22,031 ha in 1969 and was at its lowest, 1,677 ha, in 1982.
That places Niger 79th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Niger, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,770 ha | — |
| 1962 | 8,195 ha | +42.0% |
| 1963 | 11,800 ha | +44.0% |
| 1964 | 14,900 ha | +26.3% |
| 1965 | 16,580 ha | +11.3% |
| 1966 | 16,327 ha | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 17,225 ha | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 17,963 ha | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 22,031 ha | +22.6% |
| 1970 | 19,995 ha | -9.2% |
| 1971 | 20,295 ha | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 12,709 ha | -37.4% |
| 1973 | 8,890 ha | -30.0% |
| 1974 | 15,209 ha | +71.1% |
| 1975 | 16,409 ha | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 12,707 ha | -22.6% |
| 1977 | 7,535 ha | -40.7% |
| 1978 | 9,044 ha | +20.0% |
| 1979 | 4,727 ha | -47.7% |
| 1980 | 4,230 ha | -10.5% |
| 1981 | 2,097 ha | -50.4% |
| 1982 | 1,677 ha | -20.0% |
| 1983 | 3,848 ha | +129.5% |
| 1984 | 4,627 ha | +20.2% |
| 1985 | 5,509 ha | +19.1% |
| 1986 | 9,421 ha | +71.0% |
| 1987 | 12,000 ha | +27.4% |
| 1988 | 7,000 ha | -41.7% |
| 1989 | 10,000 ha | +42.9% |
| 1990 | 11,560 ha | +15.6% |
| 1991 | 12,000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 5,000 ha | -58.3% |
| 1993 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7,000 ha | +40.0% |
| 1995 | 12,000 ha | +71.4% |
| 1996 | 9,000 ha | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 7,000 ha | -22.2% |
| 1998 | 6,164 ha | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 4,513 ha | -26.8% |
| 2000 | 4,521 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 4,507 ha | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 4,451 ha | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 3,687 ha | -17.2% |
| 2004 | 3,630 ha | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 3,147 ha | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 3,298 ha | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 3,143 ha | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 3,021 ha | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 2,353 ha | -22.1% |
| 2010 | 3,022 ha | +28.4% |
| 2011 | 3,185 ha | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 3,482 ha | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 3,599 ha | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 3,662 ha | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 3,843 ha | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 3,684 ha | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 3,667 ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 3,647 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 3,621 ha | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 3,466 ha | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 3,392 ha | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 3,476 ha | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 3,538 ha | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 3,399 ha | -3.9% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 3,399 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 40,642 ha, 8% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Niger's 3,399 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21,655 ha, 16% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +129.5% | 1,677 ha | 3,848 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,532 ha | 5,770 ha | 22,031 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 12,752 ha | 4,727 ha | 20,295 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,041 ha | 1,677 ha | 12,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,924 ha | 4,513 ha | 12,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,576 ha | 2,353 ha | 4,521 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,541 ha | 3,022 ha | 3,843 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,454 ha | 3,392 ha | 3,538 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
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- 81 Sierra Leone 2,039 ha compare
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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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Niger?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Niger was 3,399 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 22,031 ha in 1969.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,677 ha in 1982.
- How does Niger rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Niger ranks 79th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.