Global meat production, per square kilometre in Niger
Niger: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 0.1531 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Niger, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global meat production, per square kilometre in Niger is 0.1531 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in Niger peaked at 0.1727 tonnes per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0417 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Niger 185th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Niger, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0417 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0423 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0476 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0498 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0509 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0571 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0645 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0747 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0732 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0744 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0751 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0756 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0668 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0676 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0713 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0705 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0959 tonnes per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0973 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0908 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1087 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1143 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1126 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1149 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0977 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0823 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0911 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0974 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1037 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1098 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.107 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1064 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.119 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1269 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.131 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1243 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.15 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1542 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.163 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1727 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0913 tonnes per square kilometre | -47.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0937 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0928 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0989 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0989 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1119 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1166 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1086 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1082 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1155 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1252 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1249 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1332 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1179 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 0.123 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1383 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1379 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1435 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1448 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1431 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1519 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1576 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1594 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1594 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1531 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.1531 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6749 tonnes per square kilometre, 23% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.1531 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8164 tonnes per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global meat production, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -47.1% | 0.1727 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0913 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0558 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0417 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0747 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0785 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0668 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0973 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1033 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0823 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1149 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1354 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1064 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1727 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1037 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0913 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1166 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1332 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1179 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1448 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1563 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1519 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1594 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 182 Congo 0.1818 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 183 Botswana 0.1795 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 184 Gabon 0.1617 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 186 Mali 0.1452 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 187 Mauritania 0.1301 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 188 Solomon Islands 0.1296 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Niger
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.6381 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0022 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.67 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat production, per square kilometre in Niger?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in Niger was 0.1531 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1727 tonnes per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0417 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Niger rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Niger ranks 185th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.