Okra — Area harvested in Niger
Niger: Okra — Area harvested was 108,673 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Okra — Area harvested in Niger, 2008–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, okra — area harvested in Niger stood at 108,673 ha.
The figure is up 22.9% on the previous year and up 245.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, okra — area harvested in Niger peaked at 151,627 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17,500 ha, in 2009.
Niger ranks 3rd of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Okra — Area harvested in Niger, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 36,400 ha | — |
| 2009 | 17,500 ha | -51.9% |
| 2010 | 51,200 ha | +192.6% |
| 2011 | 21,500 ha | -58.0% |
| 2012 | 25,700 ha | +19.5% |
| 2013 | 31,691 ha | +23.3% |
| 2014 | 31,433 ha | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 150,987 ha | +380.3% |
| 2016 | 135,041 ha | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 109,866 ha | -18.6% |
| 2018 | 151,627 ha | +38.0% |
| 2019 | 148,431 ha | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 108,592 ha | -26.8% |
| 2021 | 71,611 ha | -34.1% |
| 2022 | 46,403 ha | -35.2% |
| 2023 | 88,421 ha | +90.6% |
| 2024 | 108,673 ha | +22.9% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 108,673 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 16,040 ha, 6.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Niger's 108,673 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,326 ha, 32.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Okra — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +380.3% | 31,433 ha | 150,987 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26,950 ha | 17,500 ha | 36,400 ha | 2 |
| 2010s | 85,748 ha | 21,500 ha | 151,627 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 84,740 ha | 46,403 ha | 108,673 ha | 5 |
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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 okra — area harvested in Niger?
- Okra — area harvested in Niger was 108,673 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest okra — area harvested recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 151,627 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest okra — area harvested recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,500 ha in 2009.
- How does Niger rank for okra — area harvested?
- Niger ranks 3rd out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is okra — area harvested rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 245.7%. 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 Okra — Area harvested. 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.