Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Niger
Niger: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0006 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Niger, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Niger is 0.0006 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 64.7% on the previous year and up 213.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Niger peaked at 0.0016 ha per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per person, in 1997.
Niger ranks 43rd of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 ha per person | -36.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 ha per person | -37.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 ha per person | +22.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 ha per person | +24.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 ha per person | -38.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0014 ha per person | +563.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0011 ha per person | -18.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 ha per person | -39.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0008 ha per person | +15.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 ha per person | -16.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.001 ha per person | +44.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0016 ha per person | +56.7% |
| 1985 | 0.001 ha per person | -39.9% |
| 1986 | 0.001 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 ha per person | -30.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 ha per person | -32.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 ha per person | +17.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 ha per person | -21.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 ha per person | +19.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 ha per person | -15.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 ha per person | -61.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 ha per person | +19.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 ha per person | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 ha per person | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 ha per person | +48.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 ha per person | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 ha per person | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 ha per person | +89.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 ha per person | +30.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 ha per person | -57.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 ha per person | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 ha per person | +38.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 ha per person | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 ha per person | -22.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 ha per person | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 ha per person | +53.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 ha per person | -15.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0006 ha per person | +64.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +563.4% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 40 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0007 ha per person compare
- 41 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0007 ha per person compare
- 42 Philippines 0.0007 ha per person compare
- 44 Mauritania 0.0006 ha per person compare
- 45 Peru 0.0005 ha per person compare
- 46 Honduras 0.0004 ha per person 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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Niger?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Niger was 0.0006 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0016 ha per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 1997.
- How does Niger rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Niger ranks 43rd out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 213.4%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.