Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Niger
Niger: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production was 277,327 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Niger, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Niger stood at 277,327 t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.6% on the previous year and up 78.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Niger peaked at 277,327 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,624 t, in 1988.
That places Niger 60th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Niger, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 50,333 t | — |
| 1962 | 62,082 t | +23.3% |
| 1963 | 66,643 t | +7.3% |
| 1964 | 55,993 t | -16.0% |
| 1965 | 83,573 t | +49.3% |
| 1966 | 94,246 t | +12.8% |
| 1967 | 90,122 t | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 76,432 t | -15.2% |
| 1969 | 63,130 t | -17.4% |
| 1970 | 62,347 t | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 77,814 t | +24.8% |
| 1972 | 78,596 t | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 23,502 t | -70.1% |
| 1974 | 39,566 t | +68.4% |
| 1975 | 13,736 t | -65.3% |
| 1976 | 24,567 t | +78.9% |
| 1977 | 25,161 t | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 29,551 t | +17.5% |
| 1979 | 26,929 t | -8.9% |
| 1980 | 38,204 t | +41.9% |
| 1981 | 30,828 t | -19.3% |
| 1982 | 26,582 t | -13.8% |
| 1983 | 22,662 t | -14.7% |
| 1984 | 9,564 t | -57.8% |
| 1985 | 17,007 t | +77.8% |
| 1986 | 19,078 t | +12.2% |
| 1987 | 13,065 t | -31.5% |
| 1988 | 4,624 t | -64.6% |
| 1989 | 8,543 t | +84.8% |
| 1990 | 5,949 t | -30.4% |
| 1991 | 14,356 t | +141.3% |
| 1992 | 17,862 t | +24.4% |
| 1993 | 8,730 t | -51.1% |
| 1994 | 21,392 t | +145.0% |
| 1995 | 35,582 t | +66.3% |
| 1996 | 61,010 t | +71.5% |
| 1997 | 28,788 t | -52.8% |
| 1998 | 38,847 t | +34.9% |
| 1999 | 40,444 t | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 40,898 t | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 29,729 t | -27.3% |
| 2002 | 56,737 t | +90.8% |
| 2003 | 73,633 t | +29.8% |
| 2004 | 56,766 t | -22.9% |
| 2005 | 62,716 t | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 59,810 t | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 54,959 t | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 123,741 t | +125.1% |
| 2009 | 118,915 t | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 169,196 t | +42.3% |
| 2011 | 165,837 t | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 118,147 t | -28.8% |
| 2013 | 136,490 t | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 155,773 t | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 154,595 t | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 177,475 t | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 175,344 t | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 230,375 t | +31.4% |
| 2019 | 218,718 t | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 230,005 t | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 205,655 t | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 260,265 t | +26.6% |
| 2023 | 235,829 t | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 277,327 t | +17.6% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 277,327 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 150,010 t, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 277,327 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 107,439 t, 2.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71,395 t | 50,333 t | 94,246 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 40,177 t | 13,736 t | 78,596 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,015 t | 4,624 t | 38,204 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,296 t | 5,949 t | 61,010 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 67,790 t | 29,729 t | 123,741 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 170,195 t | 118,147 t | 230,375 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 241,816 t | 205,655 t | 277,327 t | 5 |
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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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Niger?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Niger was 277,327 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 277,327 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,624 t in 1988.
- How does Niger rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production?
- Niger ranks 60th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.0%. 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 Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.