Sorghum — Area harvested in Niger
Niger: Sorghum — Area harvested was 3.43 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested in Niger, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum — area harvested in Niger stood at 3.43 million ha.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested in Niger peaked at 3.90 million ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 447,996 ha, in 1973.
Niger ranks 5th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Area harvested in Niger, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 453,467 ha | — |
| 1962 | 463,500 ha | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 485,000 ha | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 453,000 ha | -6.6% |
| 1965 | 465,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 545,700 ha | +17.4% |
| 1967 | 530,200 ha | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 595,600 ha | +12.3% |
| 1969 | 595,000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 593,100 ha | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 579,300 ha | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 566,800 ha | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 447,996 ha | -21.0% |
| 1974 | 547,700 ha | +22.3% |
| 1975 | 790,900 ha | +44.4% |
| 1976 | 615,500 ha | -22.2% |
| 1977 | 732,500 ha | +19.0% |
| 1978 | 795,900 ha | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 716,660 ha | -10.0% |
| 1980 | 768,313 ha | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 982,300 ha | +27.9% |
| 1982 | 1.13 million ha | +15.5% |
| 1983 | 1.11 million ha | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 1.10 million ha | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.14 million ha | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 1.09 million ha | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 1.34 million ha | +22.7% |
| 1988 | 1.47 million ha | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 1.62 million ha | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 2.24 million ha | +38.4% |
| 1991 | 2.18 million ha | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 2.53 million ha | +16.3% |
| 1993 | 2.24 million ha | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 2.00 million ha | -10.5% |
| 1995 | 1.93 million ha | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 2.12 million ha | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 1.88 million ha | -11.0% |
| 1998 | 2.24 million ha | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 2.10 million ha | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 2.16 million ha | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 2.60 million ha | +20.8% |
| 2002 | 2.24 million ha | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 2.04 million ha | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 2.22 million ha | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 2.48 million ha | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 2.68 million ha | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 2.84 million ha | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 3.06 million ha | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 2.54 million ha | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 3.32 million ha | +30.6% |
| 2011 | 2.88 million ha | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 3.11 million ha | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 3.57 million ha | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 3.57 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 3.42 million ha | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 3.60 million ha | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 3.82 million ha | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 3.90 million ha | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 3.75 million ha | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 3.67 million ha | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 3.52 million ha | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 3.79 million ha | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 3.54 million ha | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 3.43 million ha | -3.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 3.43 million ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 260,000 ha, 13.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Niger's 3.43 million ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 225,850 ha, 15.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 509,607 ha | 453,000 ha | 595,600 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 638,636 ha | 447,996 ha | 795,900 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 million ha | 768,313 ha | 1.62 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.15 million ha | 1.88 million ha | 2.53 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.49 million ha | 2.04 million ha | 3.06 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.49 million ha | 2.88 million ha | 3.90 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.59 million ha | 3.43 million ha | 3.79 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 2 Sudan (former) 7.26 million ha compare
- 3 Nigeria 6.10 million ha compare
- 4 India 4.61 million ha compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 750,000 ha compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 648,842 ha compare
- 6 Burkina Faso 1.90 million ha compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 27,537 ha compare
- 7 Mali 1.69 million ha compare
- 8 Ethiopia 1.65 million ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18,695 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 sorghum — area harvested in Niger?
- Sorghum — area harvested in Niger was 3.43 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 3.90 million ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 447,996 ha in 1973.
- How does Niger rank for sorghum — area harvested?
- Niger ranks 5th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 Sorghum — 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.