Potato yields in Niger
Niger: Potato yields was 30.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Niger, 1977–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Niger recorded 30.11 tonnes per hectare for potato yields in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Niger peaked at 32.88 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.69 tonnes per hectare, in 2003.
That places Niger 37th out of 158 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.78 tonnes per hectare | 14.35 tonnes per hectare | 15 tonnes per hectare | 3 |
| 1980s | 10.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 13.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.28 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 26.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.25 tonnes per hectare | 4.69 tonnes per hectare | 17.74 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.76 tonnes per hectare | 16.19 tonnes per hectare | 30.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.12 tonnes per hectare | 30.11 tonnes per hectare | 32.88 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More agriculture & rural data for Niger
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 47.6% (2025)
- Rural population 22.79 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.8% (2025)
- Rural population 81.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 47.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 47.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 10.33 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Niger?
- Potato yields in Niger was 30.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 32.88 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.69 tonnes per hectare in 2003.
- How does Niger rank for potato yields?
- Niger ranks 37th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.