Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Niger
Niger: Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — Area harvested was 11,561 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Niger, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested in Niger is 11,561 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested in Niger peaked at 13,146 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 200 ha, in 1990.
That places Niger 33rd out of 73 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.
Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Niger, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 200 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,273 ha | +1036.5% |
| 1992 | 400 ha | -82.4% |
| 1993 | 2,048 ha | +412.0% |
| 1994 | 600 ha | -70.7% |
| 1995 | 2,723 ha | +353.8% |
| 1996 | 1,000 ha | -63.3% |
| 1997 | 1,600 ha | +60.0% |
| 1998 | 2,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 2,400 ha | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 1,589 ha | -33.8% |
| 2001 | 1,323 ha | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 5,370 ha | +305.9% |
| 2003 | 12,747 ha | +137.4% |
| 2004 | 9,664 ha | -24.2% |
| 2005 | 1,904 ha | -80.3% |
| 2006 | 4,895 ha | +157.1% |
| 2007 | 3,992 ha | -18.4% |
| 2008 | 10,345 ha | +159.1% |
| 2009 | 7,957 ha | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 10,386 ha | +30.5% |
| 2011 | 8,708 ha | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 7,736 ha | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 9,750 ha | +26.0% |
| 2014 | 10,295 ha | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 10,499 ha | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 11,101 ha | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 13,146 ha | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 11,582 ha | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 11,465 ha | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 11,483 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 11,618 ha | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 11,522 ha | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 11,541 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 11,561 ha | +0.2% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 11,561 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 47,928 ha, 24% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Niger's 11,561 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19,079 ha, 61% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +1036.5% | 200 ha | 2,273 ha |
| 1993 | +412.0% | 400 ha | 2,048 ha |
| 1995 | +353.8% | 600 ha | 2,723 ha |
| 2002 | +305.9% | 1,323 ha | 5,370 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,524 ha | 200 ha | 2,723 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,979 ha | 1,323 ha | 12,747 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,467 ha | 7,736 ha | 13,146 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,545 ha | 11,483 ha | 11,618 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 30 France 19,490 ha compare
- 31 Philippines 16,761 ha compare
- 32 Sudan 15,597 ha compare
- 34 Costa Rica 11,271 ha compare
- 35 Slovakia 10,910 ha compare
- 36 Azerbaijan 10,586 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 other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested in Niger?
- Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested in Niger was 11,561 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 13,146 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 ha in 1990.
- How does Niger rank for other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested?
- Niger ranks 33rd out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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 Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — 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.