Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Niger
Niger: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.3822 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Niger, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2024, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Niger stood at 0.3822 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Niger peaked at 0.8557 hectares per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.3822 hectares per person, in 2024.
Niger ranks 7th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.584 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6239 hectares per person | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 0.624 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5706 hectares per person | -8.5% |
| 1965 | 0.5653 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.5528 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5632 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.5702 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.6377 hectares per person | +11.8% |
| 1970 | 0.6286 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6189 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5675 hectares per person | -8.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4923 hectares per person | -13.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5416 hectares per person | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4727 hectares per person | -12.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5828 hectares per person | +23.3% |
| 1977 | 0.622 hectares per person | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6161 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.617 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6324 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6424 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6537 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6386 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6025 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.611 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5969 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5829 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6451 hectares per person | +10.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6494 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8306 hectares per person | +27.9% |
| 1991 | 0.7716 hectares per person | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8557 hectares per person | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7637 hectares per person | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7405 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7403 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7147 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6193 hectares per person | -13.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7117 hectares per person | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6729 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6389 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6615 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6365 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6129 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5925 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6106 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.628 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6118 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6404 hectares per person | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.57 hectares per person | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6429 hectares per person | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5808 hectares per person | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5749 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5776 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5725 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4971 hectares per person | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5274 hectares per person | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5079 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4956 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4639 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4413 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3968 hectares per person | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4208 hectares per person | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3959 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3822 hectares per person | -3.5% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.3822 hectares per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0914 hectares per person, 4.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.3822 hectares per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.075 hectares per person, 5.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.588 hectares per person | 0.5528 hectares per person | 0.6377 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.576 hectares per person | 0.4727 hectares per person | 0.6286 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6255 hectares per person | 0.5829 hectares per person | 0.6537 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7421 hectares per person | 0.6193 hectares per person | 0.8557 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6203 hectares per person | 0.57 hectares per person | 0.6615 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5441 hectares per person | 0.4639 hectares per person | 0.6429 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4074 hectares per person | 0.3822 hectares per person | 0.4413 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
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 land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Niger?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Niger was 0.3822 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8557 hectares per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3822 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Niger ranks 7th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.