Cereal yield in Niger
Niger: Cereal yield was 577.4 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Niger, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield in Niger stood at 577.4 kg per hectare.
That represents a change of up 18.1% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Niger peaked at 599.3 kg per hectare in 1964 and was at its lowest, 257.1 kg per hectare, in 1984.
That places Niger 178th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 515.01 kg per hectare | 394 kg per hectare | 599.3 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 404.21 kg per hectare | 323.9 kg per hectare | 447 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 393.06 kg per hectare | 257.1 kg per hectare | 475.2 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 320.74 kg per hectare | 267.9 kg per hectare | 389.5 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 407.1 kg per hectare | 289.2 kg per hectare | 496.5 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 491.84 kg per hectare | 362.8 kg per hectare | 554.8 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 507.66 kg per hectare | 360.5 kg per hectare | 577.4 kg per hectare | 5 |
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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 production 5.97 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 0.7724 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Niger?
- Cereal yield in Niger was 577.4 kg per hectare in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 599.3 kg per hectare in 1964.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 257.1 kg per hectare in 1984.
- How does Niger rank for cereal yield?
- Niger ranks 178th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. 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 web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.