Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested in Niger
Niger: Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested was 12,542 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested in Niger, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested in Niger is 12,542 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 258.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested in Niger peaked at 12,628 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,300 ha, in 1991.
Niger ranks 8th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested in Niger, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,300 ha | — |
| 1992 | 1,500 ha | +15.4% |
| 1993 | 1,750 ha | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 2,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 2,250 ha | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 2,500 ha | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 2,750 ha | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 3,000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 3,250 ha | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 3,500 ha | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 3,680 ha | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 3,853 ha | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 4,000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 4,272 ha | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 4,500 ha | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 4,789 ha | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 5,000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 4,500 ha | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 4,300 ha | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 4,000 ha | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 3,500 ha | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 3,600 ha | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 3,500 ha | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3,136 ha | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 3,379 ha | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 3,276 ha | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 5,641 ha | +72.2% |
| 2019 | 8,598 ha | +52.4% |
| 2020 | 11,651 ha | +35.5% |
| 2021 | 12,044 ha | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 12,628 ha | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 11,942 ha | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 12,542 ha | +5.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 12,542 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 7,274 ha, 1.7× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Niger's 12,542 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,236 ha, 10.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +72.2% | 3,276 ha | 5,641 ha |
| 2019 | +52.4% | 5,641 ha | 8,598 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,256 ha | 1,300 ha | 3,250 ha | 9 |
| 2000s | 4,239 ha | 3,500 ha | 5,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,213 ha | 3,136 ha | 8,598 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,161 ha | 11,651 ha | 12,628 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 5 Brazil 42,402 ha compare
- 5 Melanesia 1,521 ha compare
- 6 China 18,534 ha compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 983 ha compare
- 7 China, mainland 18,402 ha compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 35 ha compare
- 9 Madagascar 8,429 ha compare
- 9 Polynesia 20 ha compare
- 10 Malaysia 8,289 ha compare
- 11 Ethiopia 7,274 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 pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested in Niger?
- Pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested in Niger was 12,542 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 12,628 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,300 ha in 1991.
- How does Niger rank for pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested?
- Niger ranks 8th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 258.3%. 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 Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested. 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.