Maize and products — Import quantity in Niger
Niger: Maize and products — Import quantity was 129 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize and products — Import quantity in Niger, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Niger recorded 129 1000 t for maize and products — import quantity in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.3% on the previous year and up 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — import quantity in Niger peaked at 210 1000 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12 1000 t, in 2017.
That places Niger 94th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize and products — Import quantity in Niger, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 60 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 18 1000 t | -70.0% |
| 2012 | 210 1000 t | +1066.7% |
| 2013 | 76 1000 t | -63.8% |
| 2014 | 175 1000 t | +130.3% |
| 2015 | 113 1000 t | -35.4% |
| 2016 | 28 1000 t | -75.2% |
| 2017 | 12 1000 t | -57.1% |
| 2018 | 56 1000 t | +366.7% |
| 2019 | 47 1000 t | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 51 1000 t | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 90 1000 t | +76.5% |
| 2022 | 180 1000 t | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 129 1000 t | -28.3% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 129 1000 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 38 1000 t, 3.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Niger's 129 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.5 1000 t, 3.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize and products — Import quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +1066.7% | 18 1000 t | 210 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.5 1000 t | 12 1000 t | 210 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.5 1000 t | 51 1000 t | 180 1000 t | 4 |
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 maize and products — import quantity in Niger?
- Maize and products — import quantity in Niger was 129 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — import quantity recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 210 1000 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest maize and products — import quantity recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 1000 t in 2017.
- How does Niger rank for maize and products — import quantity?
- Niger ranks 94th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — import quantity rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.7%. 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 Maize and products — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.