What is total agricultural land use per person in Niger?

Total agricultural land use per person in Niger was 1.8 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Niger?

The highest recorded value was 9.04 in 1740.

What is the lowest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Niger?

The lowest recorded value was 1.8 in 2025.

How does Niger rank for total agricultural land use per person?

Niger ranks 22nd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.

Is total agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Niger?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Niger data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Total agricultural land use per person in Niger

Name: Total agricultural land use per person in Niger
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Niger: Total agricultural land use per person was 1.8 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

1.8

Change on year

down 3.1%

World rank

22nd

of 199 countries

All-time high

9.04

in 1740

All-time low

1.8

in 2025

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Total agricultural land use per person in Niger, 1000–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Niger recorded 1.8 for total agricultural land use per person in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total agricultural land use per person in Niger peaked at 9.04 in 1740 and was at its lowest, 1.8, in 2025.

That places Niger 22nd out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1100s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1200s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1300s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1400s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1500s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1600s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1700s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1710s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1720s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1730s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1740s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1750s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1760s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1770s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1780s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1790s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1800s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1810s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1820s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1830s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1840s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1850s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1860s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1870s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1880s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1890s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1900s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1910s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1920s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1930s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1940s	9.04	9.04	9.04	1
1950s	9.04	9.04	9.04	10
1960s	8.2	7.34	9.04	10
1970s	5.96	5.15	6.92	10
1980s	4.54	4.04	5.13	10
1990s	3.79	3.38	4.12	10
2000s	3.04	2.77	3.26	10
2010s	2.51	2.2	2.84	10
2020s	1.96	1.8	2.14	6

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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)
Agriculture share gdp 47.59 (2025)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 47.59 (2025)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is total agricultural land use per person in Niger?: Total agricultural land use per person in Niger was 1.8 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Niger?: The highest recorded value was 9.04 in 1740.
What is the lowest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Niger?: The lowest recorded value was 1.8 in 2025.
How does Niger rank for total agricultural land use per person?: Niger ranks 22nd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is total agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Niger?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Niger data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Total agricultural land use per person
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026