Corn: Yield gap in Niger
Niger: Corn: Yield gap was 1.47 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn: Yield gap in Niger, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for corn: yield gap in Niger is 1.47 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 15.7% on the previous year and up 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Niger peaked at 2.43 tonnes per hectare in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9298 tonnes per hectare, in 2014.
Niger ranks 68th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Corn: Yield gap in Niger, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | +17.1% |
| 2002 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9298 tonnes per hectare | -36.2% |
| 2015 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +57.8% |
| 2016 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | +71.1% |
| 2021 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -43.8% |
| 2023 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 1.47 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.55 tonnes per hectare, 58% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Niger's 1.47 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.47 tonnes per hectare, 60% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 0.9298 tonnes per hectare | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 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 corn: yield gap in Niger?
- Corn: yield gap in Niger was 1.47 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 2.43 tonnes per hectare in 2001.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9298 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for corn: yield gap?
- Niger ranks 68th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.