Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Niger

Arable land per capita in Niger in 2023 — 0.6766 ha/person. Ranked 10 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 78.8%.

2023 0.6766 ha/person −3.24% vs 2022
World rank 10of 206
Period maximum 3.1869 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.6766 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Niger, 1961–20230123419611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 3.1869 ha/person1963: 3.0072 ha/person1965: 2.8392 ha/person1967: 2.6842 ha/person1969: 2.6897 ha/person1971: 2.3504 ha/person1973: 2.1458 ha/person1975: 1.8386 ha/person1977: 1.7392 ha/person1979: 1.671 ha/person1981: 1.5457 ha/person1983: 1.4909 ha/person1985: 1.3725 ha/person1987: 1.2567 ha/person1989: 1.1941 ha/person1991: 1.4148 ha/person1993: 1.4269 ha/person1995: 1.4396 ha/person1997: 1.3468 ha/person1999: 1.2578 ha/person2001: 1.1719 ha/person2003: 1.0979 ha/person2005: 1.0267 ha/person2007: 1.0082 ha/person2009: 0.9345 ha/person2011: 0.9082 ha/person2013: 0.9071 ha/person2015: 0.8425 ha/person2017: 0.8257 ha/person2019: 0.7713 ha/person2021: 0.7224 ha/person2023: 0.6766 ha/person
Change over the period: −2.5103 (−78.77%) Average annual rate: -2.47 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Niger 0.6766 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.1904 ha/person
Western Africa computed 0.2242 ha/person
Low-income countries computed 0.19 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Niger, by year Niger All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.6766 −0.0227 −3.24%
2022 0.6993 −0.0231 −3.2%
2021 0.7224 −0.0239 −3.2%
2020 0.7463 −0.025 −3.25%
2019 0.7713 −0.0264 −3.31%
2018 0.7977 −0.028 −3.39%
2017 0.8257 −0.0203 −2.39%
2016 0.846 +0.0034 +0.41%
2015 0.8425 −0.0317 −3.63%
2014 0.8743 −0.0329 −3.62%
2013 0.9071 +0.0157 +1.76%
2012 0.8914 −0.0168 −1.85%
2011 0.9082 −0.0042 −0.46%
2010 0.9125 −0.0221 −2.36%
2009 0.9345 −0.0367 −3.78%
2008 0.9712 −0.037 −3.67%
2007 1.0082 +0.0174 +1.76%
2006 0.9908 −0.0359 −3.5%
2005 1.0267 −0.0366 −3.44%
2004 1.0633 −0.0347 −3.16%
2003 1.0979 −0.0325 −2.88%
2002 1.1304 −0.0415 −3.54%
2001 1.1719 −0.0423 −3.48%
2000 1.2142 −0.0436 −3.47%
1999 1.2578 −0.044 −3.38%
1998 1.3019 −0.0449 −3.33%
1997 1.3468 −0.0455 −3.27%
1996 1.3923 −0.0473 −3.29%
1995 1.4396 +0.058 +4.19%
1994 1.3816 −0.0453 −3.17%
1993 1.4269 −0.0459 −3.12%
1992 1.4728 +0.0581 +4.1%
1991 1.4148 +0.0829 +6.22%
1990 1.3319 +0.1378 +11.54%
1989 1.1941 −0.0235 −1.93%
1988 1.2175 −0.0392 −3.12%
1987 1.2567 −0.0751 −5.64%
1986 1.3318 −0.0407 −2.96%
1985 1.3725 −0.0417 −2.95%
1984 1.4142 −0.0767 −5.15%
1983 1.4909 −0.0218 −1.44%
1982 1.5127 −0.033 −2.13%
1981 1.5457 −0.1186 −7.12%
1980 1.6643 −0.0068 −0.4%
1979 1.671 −0.0191 −1.13%
1978 1.6901 −0.0491 −2.82%
1977 1.7392 −0.0493 −2.75%
1976 1.7885 −0.0501 −2.73%
1975 1.8386 −0.0505 −2.67%
1974 1.8891 −0.2567 −11.96%
1973 2.1458 −0.1322 −5.8%
1972 2.278 −0.0724 −3.08%
1971 2.3504 −0.0574 −2.38%
1970 2.4078 −0.2819 −10.48%
1969 2.6897 −0.075 −2.71%
1968 2.7648 +0.0806 +3%
1967 2.6842 −0.0761 −2.76%
1966 2.7603 −0.079 −2.78%
1965 2.8392 −0.0824 −2.82%
1964 2.9216 −0.0855 −2.84%
1963 3.0072 −0.0885 −2.86%
1962 3.0957 −0.0913 −2.86%
1961 3.1869

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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