Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Niger

Agricultural land in Niger in 2023 — 465,985 km². Ranked 19 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 47.9%.

2023 465,985 km² −0% vs 2022
World rank 19of 209
Period maximum 465,991 km²2022
Period minimum 297,800 km²1974

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Niger, 1961–2023250,000300,000350,000400,000450,000500,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 315,000 km²1963: 315,000 km²1965: 315,000 km²1967: 315,000 km²1969: 321,760 km²1971: 312,300 km²1973: 308,140 km²1975: 297,800 km²1977: 297,800 km²1979: 299,580 km²1981: 302,800 km²1983: 310,100 km²1985: 307,800 km²1987: 310,120 km²1989: 314,050 km²1991: 341,050 km²1993: 350,000 km²1995: 360,000 km²1997: 360,000 km²1999: 370,000 km²2001: 380,000 km²2003: 384,120 km²2005: 429,650 km²2007: 437,820 km²2009: 437,820 km²2011: 444,820 km²2013: 456,820 km²2015: 456,950 km²2017: 465,950 km²2019: 465,950 km²2021: 465,985 km²2023: 465,985 km²
Change over the period: +150,985 (+47.93%) Average annual rate: 0.63 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Niger

Niger 465,985 km²
World 47.92M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 10.68M km²
Western Africa computed 2.97M km²
Low-income countries computed 6.24M km²
Agricultural land — Niger, by year Niger All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 465,985 −6 −0%
2022 465,991 +6 +0%
2021 465,985 +8 +0%
2020 465,977 +27 +0.01%
2019 465,950 +0 +0%
2018 465,950 +0 +0%
2017 465,950 +2,000 +0.43%
2016 463,950 +7,000 +1.53%
2015 456,950 +130 +0.03%
2014 456,820 +0 +0%
2013 456,820 +9,000 +2.01%
2012 447,820 +3,000 +0.67%
2011 444,820 +5,000 +1.14%
2010 439,820 +2,000 +0.46%
2009 437,820 +0 +0%
2008 437,820 +0 +0%
2007 437,820 +7,930 +1.84%
2006 429,890 +240 +0.06%
2005 429,650 +44,930 +11.68%
2004 384,720 +600 +0.16%
2003 384,120 +4,120 +1.08%
2002 380,000 +0 +0%
2001 380,000 +10,000 +2.7%
2000 370,000 +0 +0%
1999 370,000 +10,000 +2.78%
1998 360,000 +0 +0%
1997 360,000 +0 +0%
1996 360,000 +0 +0%
1995 360,000 +10,000 +2.86%
1994 350,000 +0 +0%
1993 350,000 +0 +0%
1992 350,000 +8,950 +2.62%
1991 341,050 +10,580 +3.2%
1990 330,470 +16,420 +5.23%
1989 314,050 +1,050 +0.34%
1988 313,000 +2,880 +0.93%
1987 310,120 −2,680 −0.86%
1986 312,800 +5,000 +1.62%
1985 307,800 +0 +0%
1984 307,800 −2,300 −0.74%
1983 310,100 +6,500 +2.14%
1982 303,600 +800 +0.26%
1981 302,800 −4,400 −1.43%
1980 307,200 +7,620 +2.54%
1979 299,580 +1,780 +0.6%
1978 297,800 +0 +0%
1977 297,800 +0 +0%
1976 297,800 +0 +0%
1975 297,800 +0 +0%
1974 297,800 −10,340 −3.36%
1973 308,140 −3,630 −1.16%
1972 311,770 −530 −0.17%
1971 312,300 +300 +0.1%
1970 312,000 −9,760 −3.03%
1969 321,760 −10 −0%
1968 321,770 +6,770 +2.15%
1967 315,000 +0 +0%
1966 315,000 +0 +0%
1965 315,000 +0 +0%
1964 315,000 +0 +0%
1963 315,000 +0 +0%
1962 315,000 +0 +0%
1961 315,000

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.