Arable land in Niger
Niger: Arable land was 14.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land in Niger, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Niger recorded 14.0% for arable land in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Niger peaked at 14.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 1988.
Niger ranks 77th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.2% | 9.1% | 9.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.1% | 7.7% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.7% | 7.5% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 8.7% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 11.0% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 11.9% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More agriculture & rural data for Niger
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 81.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.8% (2025)
- Rural population 22.79 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 47.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 10.33 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 577.4 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 5.97 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Niger?
- Arable land in Niger was 14.0% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 1988.
- How does Niger rank for arable land?
- Niger ranks 77th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.