Environment in Niger 1,797 indicators covering environment for Niger. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 126,670 Hectares 2020 unchanged 20th Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture 7.05 Square kilometres 2023 up 540.8% 123rd Urea — Export quantity 380 t 2019 up 4,534.1% 91st Urea — Export value 64.86 1000 USD 2019 up 2,902.8% 100th Freshwater Fish — Import quantity 1 1000 t 2023 down 66.7% 113th Freshwater Fish — Domestic supply quantity 46 1000 t 2023 unchanged 67th Freshwater Fish — Food 46 1000 t 2023 unchanged 65th Freshwater Fish — Food supply quantity 1.74 kg/cap 2023 down 29.8% 105th Total donations received for biodiversity conservation 50.30 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 down 32.8% 41st Freshwater Fish — Food supply 3.55 kcal/cap/d 2023 down 32.9% 101st Freshwater Fish — Food supply 33,930 million Kcal 2023 down 5.1% 64th Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 0.42 g/cap/d 2023 down 44.7% 111th Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 4,007 t 2023 down 22.4% 67th Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 0.21 g/cap/d 2023 down 16.0% 89th Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 1,981 t 2023 up 18.0% 62nd Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import value 1.91 1000 USD 2019 up 49.2% 113th Freshwater Fish — Production 48 1000 t 2023 up 6.7% 51st Freshwater Fish — Export quantity 3 1000 t 2023 up 50.0% 79th Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import quantity 7.5 t 2019 up 417.2% 89th Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 56.6% 2025 up 52.4% 92nd Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas 99.9% 2025 unchanged 5th Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 57.4% 2025 up 40.9% 76th Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 99.9% 2025 unchanged 5th Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 56.6% 2025 up 52.4% 97th Drivers of deforestation 0.04 hectares 2007 down 88.9% 159th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 126.73 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 up 5.8% 148th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 38.65 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 up 12.3% 100th Agriculture area certified organic — Area 0.7 1000 ha 2024 up 169.2% 140th Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local 26,728 million SLC 2024 up 383.0% 53rd Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local 22,027 million SLC 2024 up 292.0% 47th Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation 0.0352 2024 up 24.3% 115th Roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 60 m3 2024 up 215.8% 184th Roundwood, coniferous — Import value 2 1000 USD 2024 down 95.8% 206th Roundwood, coniferous — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 128th Roundwood, coniferous — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 129th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 149 m3 2024 up 35.5% 151st Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 36 1000 USD 2024 up 71.4% 163rd Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 168th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 167th 15.1.1 Forest area — Value 1,055 1000 ha 2025 down 7.6% 115th 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value 0.83 % 2025 down 7.8% 201st 15.1.1 Land area — Value 126,670 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 18th 15.2.1 Above-ground biomass in forest — Value 40.8 t/ha 2025 unchanged 176th 15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected 19.27 % 2025 unchanged 78th Share of global plastic waste imports 0.0% 2023 up 61,146.6% 108th Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports 0.0028 kilograms 2023 up 12,151.7% 135th Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by 9.1% 2024 up 29.5% 156th Drinking water usage in urban areas 22,670 people 2024 up 91.7% 40th Population using at least basic drinking-water services 46.4% 2024 up 20.7% 167th Population using at least basic sanitation services 8.7% 2024 up 33.8% 168th Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 15 t 2020 down 98.4% 102nd Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 7.1 1000 USD 2020 down 97.2% 123rd Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 53.4% 2024 up 14.6% 239th Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 16.3% 2024 up 35.4% 240th People using improved drinking water sources 7.57 million people 2024 up 1.5% 10th Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 2,799 1000 USD 2018 up 88.7% 62nd Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 74 t 2018 up 335.3% 53rd Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 94 1000 USD 2018 up 14.6% 51st Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 15,379 1000 USD 2018 up 69.3% 137th Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 1,489 t 2018 down 47.0% 148th ← Previous Page 23 of 30 Next →