Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Niger
Niger: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre was 20.19 animals per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Niger, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per square kilometre.
Analysis
Niger recorded 20.19 animals per square kilometre for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Niger peaked at 20.19 animals per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.71 animals per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Niger 174th out of 191 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.
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Niger, year by year
| Year | animals per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.71 animals per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.83 animals per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 3.95 animals per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 4.34 animals per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 4.74 animals per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 5.13 animals per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 5.53 animals per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 5.76 animals per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 5.92 animals per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 6.13 animals per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 6.21 animals per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 6.29 animals per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 6.37 animals per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 6.63 animals per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 6.86 animals per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 7.28 animals per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 7.31 animals per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 7.48 animals per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 7.56 animals per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 7.81 animals per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 8.4 animals per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 8.23 animals per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 8.26 animals per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 8.44 animals per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 8.48 animals per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 8.52 animals per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 8.77 animals per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 8.81 animals per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 8.93 animals per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 9.05 animals per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 9.24 animals per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 9.44 animals per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 9.65 animals per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 9.86 animals per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 9.99 animals per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 10.2 animals per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 10.33 animals per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 10.47 animals per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 10.69 animals per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 10.83 animals per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 11.05 animals per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 11.12 animals per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 11.26 animals per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 11.41 animals per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 11.55 animals per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 10.4 animals per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 10.54 animals per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 10.62 animals per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 15.99 animals per square kilometre | +50.6% |
| 2010 | 16.18 animals per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 16.42 animals per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 16.58 animals per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 16.97 animals per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 17.28 animals per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 17.41 animals per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 17.62 animals per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 18.23 animals per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 19.01 animals per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 19.41 animals per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 19.8 animals per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 19.89 animals per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 19.88 animals per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 20.01 animals per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 20.19 animals per square kilometre | +0.9% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 20.19 animals per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 115.08 animals per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 20.19 animals per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 120.64 animals per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land animals slaughtered for meat, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +50.6% | 10.62 animals per square kilometre | 15.99 animals per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.77 animals per square kilometre | 3.71 animals per square kilometre | 5.92 animals per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.81 animals per square kilometre | 6.13 animals per square kilometre | 7.56 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.46 animals per square kilometre | 7.81 animals per square kilometre | 8.93 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.89 animals per square kilometre | 9.05 animals per square kilometre | 10.69 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.48 animals per square kilometre | 10.4 animals per square kilometre | 15.99 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.51 animals per square kilometre | 16.18 animals per square kilometre | 19.41 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.95 animals per square kilometre | 19.8 animals per square kilometre | 20.19 animals per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 171 Cuba 28.9 animals per square kilometre compare
- 172 Oman 28.03 animals per square kilometre compare
- 173 Lesotho 23.42 animals per square kilometre compare
- 175 Gabon 20.14 animals per square kilometre compare
- 176 Congo 20.03 animals per square kilometre compare
- 177 Sudan 18.01 animals 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 land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Niger?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Niger was 20.19 animals per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 20.19 animals per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.71 animals per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Niger rank for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- Niger ranks 174th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land animals slaughtered for meat 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.
Land animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land animals slaughtered for meat 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
Land animals slaughtered for meat 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.