Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Niger
Niger: Land use vs. yield change in cereal production was 522 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Niger, 1961–2014
Source: World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2014, land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Niger stood at 522. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Niger peaked at 522 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1961.
Niger ranks 7th of 147 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 | — |
| 1962 | 110 | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 113 | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 107 | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 109 | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 109 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 114 | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 119 | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 137 | +15.1% |
| 1970 | 139 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 140 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 132 | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 118 | -10.6% |
| 1974 | 133 | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 119 | -10.5% |
| 1976 | 151 | +26.9% |
| 1977 | 166 | +9.9% |
| 1978 | 169 | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 174 | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 184 | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 193 | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 202 | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 203 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 198 | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 206 | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 208 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 209 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 239 | +14.4% |
| 1989 | 248 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 327 | +31.9% |
| 1991 | 313 | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 359 | +14.7% |
| 1993 | 330 | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 330 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 341 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 340 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 305 | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 363 | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 355 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 349 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 374 | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 373 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 383 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 373 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 399 | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 425 | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 430 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 467 | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 431 | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 504 | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 473 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 486 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 508 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 522 | +2.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 522 is above the median for low income countries, which is 178, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Niger's 522 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 222, 2.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 113.11 | 100 | 137 | 9 |
| 1970s | 144.1 | 118 | 174 | 10 |
| 1980s | 209 | 184 | 248 | 10 |
| 1990s | 336.3 | 305 | 363 | 10 |
| 2000s | 400.4 | 349 | 467 | 10 |
| 2010s | 498.6 | 473 | 522 | 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 use vs. yield change in cereal production in Niger?
- Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Niger was 522 in 2014, according to World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 522 in 2014.
- What is the lowest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1961.
- How does Niger rank for land use vs. yield change in cereal production?
- Niger ranks 7th out of 147 countries with data for 2014.
- Is land use vs. yield change in cereal production rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use vs. yield change in cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 54 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Indexed change in land used for cereal production versus cereal yields, from 1961 to 2014. Both indexes are measured relative to values in 1961 (i.e. 1961 = 100).