Onions and shallots, green — Yield in Niger
Niger: Onions and shallots, green — Yield was 8,454 kg/ha in 1990. ▼ Falling
Onions and shallots, green — Yield in Niger, 1961–1990
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for onions and shallots, green — yield in Niger is 8,454 kg/ha, measured in 1990.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, green — yield in Niger peaked at 20,080 kg/ha in 1970 and was at its lowest, 8,000 kg/ha, in 1985.
That places Niger 47th out of 59 countries with data for 1990, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Onions and shallots, green — Yield in Niger, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16,000 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 16,667 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 16,000 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 16,667 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 19,287 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 1966 | 17,907 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1967 | 16,263 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 1968 | 14,097 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 1969 | 18,745 kg/ha | +33.0% |
| 1970 | 20,080 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 20,000 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 15,000 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1973 | 10,000 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 1974 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 9,333 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 8,235 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1980 | 8,824 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 8,333 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 8,333 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 8,421 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 8,421 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 8,000 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 8,500 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 8,416 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 8,333 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 8,293 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 8,454 kg/ha | +2.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 8,454 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 12,550 kg/ha, 67% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Niger's 8,454 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,653 kg/ha, 58% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,848 kg/ha | 14,097 kg/ha | 19,287 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 12,265 kg/ha | 8,235 kg/ha | 20,080 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,387 kg/ha | 8,000 kg/ha | 8,824 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,454 kg/ha | 8,454 kg/ha | 8,454 kg/ha | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 44 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 10,114 kg/ha compare
- 45 Paraguay 9,668 kg/ha compare
- 46 Ecuador 8,896 kg/ha compare
- 48 Brunei Darussalam 8,389 kg/ha
- 49 Bahamas 7,864 kg/ha
- 50 Bulgaria 7,552 kg/ha compare
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 onions and shallots, green — yield in Niger?
- Onions and shallots, green — yield in Niger was 8,454 kg/ha in 1990, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, green — yield recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 20,080 kg/ha in 1970.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, green — yield recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,000 kg/ha in 1985.
- How does Niger rank for onions and shallots, green — yield?
- Niger ranks 47th out of 59 countries with data for 1990.
- Is onions and shallots, green — yield rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Onions and shallots, green — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.