Agriculture & Rural in Niger

3,583 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Niger.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 0.46 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 9.5% 189th
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 0.12 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 71.4% 183rd
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 0.46 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 9.5% 189th
Fish and seafood production 48,000 tonnes 2023 up 6.7% 107th
Fertilizer consumption 13,719 tonnes 2023 up 28.9% 137th
Fertilizer use by nutrient 8,138 tonnes 2023 up 14.2% 136th
Cropland area 17.82 million hectares 2023 up 5.4% 21st
Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, per square kilometre 0.0009 t per square kilometre 2023 up 46.0% 95th
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.0004 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 111.1% 97th
Sorghum — Gross Production Value 803,298 1000 USD 2024 up 33.8% 8th
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value 103,193 1000 USD 2024 up 287.2% 21st
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per 1.65 t per square kilometre 2023 up 183.1% 30th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per 0.0474 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 200.8% 41st
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 45.16 % 2023 down 6.3% 128th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 54.84 % 2023 up 5.9% 30th
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm -9.68 % 2023 down 171.1% 128th
Cucumbers and gherkins — Gross Production Value 1.39 million 1000 SLC 2024 down 25.3% 29th
Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value 87,488 1000 USD 2024 up 120.6% 49th
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Gross Production Value 525,696 1000 USD 2024 up 67.8% 10th
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Production 803.03 t 2024 down 6.9% 41st
Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen 6,582 An 2024 down 0.8% 40th
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 6,582 An 2024 down 0.8% 40th
Coefficient of variation of habitual caloric consumption distribution 0.34 No 2024 up 6.2% 19th
Share of employment in agriculture 73.0% 2025 down 2.0% 3rd
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 73.0% 2025 down 2.0% 3rd
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 66.35 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 27.5% 36th
Tomatoes — Gross Production Value 212.89 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 60.8% 17th
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 78.3% 2025 up 4.9% 3rd
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services 73.0% 2025 down 2.0% 3rd
Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 2,689 1000 Int$ 2024 down 6.9% 39th
Lettuce and chicory — Gross Production Value 61,216 1000 USD 2024 up 639.9% 20th
Millet — Gross Production Index Number 108.44 2024 up 15.5% 20th
Millet — Gross per capita Production Index Number 80.1 2024 down 17.9% 46th
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number 99.71 2024 up 2.9% 40th
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross per capita Production Index Number 73.54 2024 down 26.9% 53rd
Peas, green — Gross Production Index Number 1,004 2024 up 1,247.6% 2nd
Peas, green — Gross per capita Production Index Number 745.99 2024 up 857.9% 2nd
Raw milk of sheep — Production 182,552 t 2024 up 47.2% 14th
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 122 kg/An 2024 down 6.2% 70th
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 118.24 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 23.7% 31st
Carrots and turnips — Gross Production Value 32,058 1000 USD 2024 down 9.0% 51st
Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value 42.36 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 110.2% 18th
Green garlic — Gross Production Value 41,037 1000 USD 2024 up 779.3% 26th
Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen 68.08 t 2024 down 6.9% 41st
Other pulses n.e.c. — Gross Production Value 3,910 1000 USD 2024 up 10.9% 38th
Wheat — Gross Production Value 2,380 1000 USD 2024 up 87.5% 91st
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value 9.27 million 1000 SLC 2024 down 35.3% 54th
Peas, dry — Gross Production Value 115 1000 USD 2024 up 10.6% 75th
Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals 4.48 million An 2024 up 35.0% 13th
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) 49 % 2022 up 48.5% 39th
Deforestation driven by agricultural expansion and forest plantations 0.06 2012 down 95.6% 171st
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Gross 360,532 1000 USD 2024 down 61.8% 11th
Carrots and turnips — Gross Production Value 28.83 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 88.2% 8th
Alcohol, Non-Food — Domestic supply quantity 25 t 2013 up 2,400.0% 134th
Alcohol, Non-Food — Other uses 25 t 2013 up 2,400.0% 134th
Brans — Import Quantity 11,324 t 2013 up 5.1% 60th
Brans — Export Quantity 0 t 2013 down 100.0% 124th
Hard Fibres, Other — Import Quantity 0 t 2013 down 100.0% 118th
Hard Fibres, Other — Domestic supply quantity 0 t 2013 down 100.0% 118th
Hard Fibres, Other — Other uses 0 t 2013 down 100.0% 123rd