Land under cereal production in Niger
Niger: Land under cereal production was 10.33 million hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land under cereal production in Niger, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land under cereal production in Niger is 10.33 million hectares, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production in Niger peaked at 11.00 million hectares in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.11 million hectares, in 1961.
Niger ranks 19th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.38 million hectares | 2.11 million hectares | 2.89 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.04 million hectares | 2.48 million hectares | 3.67 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.40 million hectares | 3.88 million hectares | 5.22 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.09 million hectares | 6.43 million hectares | 7.64 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.41 million hectares | 7.35 million hectares | 9.84 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.59 million hectares | 9.91 million hectares | 11.00 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.31 million hectares | 9.72 million hectares | 10.65 million hectares | 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)
- Cereal yield 577.4 kg per hectare (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 land under cereal production in Niger?
- Land under cereal production in Niger was 10.33 million hectares in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest land under cereal production recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 11.00 million hectares in 2014.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.11 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Niger rank for land under cereal production?
- Niger ranks 19th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. 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 Land under cereal production (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include 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.