Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Niger
Niger: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0126 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Niger, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.0126 ha per square kilometre for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.1% on the previous year and up 363.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Niger peaked at 0.0126 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Niger 111th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Niger, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1979 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1981 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +187.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -24.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +55.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -34.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +110.4% |
| 2003 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +115.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 2008 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -41.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +54.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +61.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | +41.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +73.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | +38.1% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.0126 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0488 ha per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.0126 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0577 ha per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +187.5% | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 108 Panama 0.0139 ha per square kilometre compare
- 109 Dominica 0.0133 ha per square kilometre compare
- 110 Thailand 0.0127 ha per square kilometre compare
- 112 Mongolia 0.0125 ha per square kilometre compare
- 113 Libya 0.0106 ha per square kilometre compare
- 114 El Salvador 0.0101 ha per square kilometre 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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Niger?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Niger was 0.0126 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0126 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Niger rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Niger ranks 111th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 363.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.