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Arable land — Niger

Arable land in Niger in 2023 — 17,700,000 ha. Ranked 17 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 53.9%.

2023 17.7M ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 17of 206
Period maximum 17.7M ha2017
Period minimum 9.49M ha1988

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Niger, 1961–20237.5M10M12.5M15M17.5M20M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 11,499,000 ha1963: 11,499,000 ha1965: 11,498,000 ha1967: 11,498,000 ha1969: 12,173,000 ha1971: 11,226,000 ha1973: 10,810,000 ha1975: 9,776,000 ha1977: 9,774,000 ha1979: 9,952,000 ha1981: 9,772,000 ha1983: 10,002,000 ha1985: 9,770,000 ha1987: 9,502,000 ha1989: 9,594,000 ha1991: 12,092,000 ha1993: 12,986,000 ha1995: 13,985,000 ha1997: 13,985,000 ha1999: 13,984,000 ha2001: 13,970,000 ha2003: 14,050,000 ha2005: 14,123,000 ha2007: 14,925,000 ha2009: 14,900,000 ha2011: 15,600,000 ha2013: 16,800,000 ha2015: 16,800,000 ha2017: 17,700,000 ha2019: 17,700,000 ha2021: 17,700,000 ha2023: 17,700,000 ha
Change over the period: +6.2M (+53.93%) Average annual rate: 0.7 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Niger 17.7M ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 240M ha
Western Africa computed 99.78M ha
Low-income countries computed 142M ha
Arable land — Niger, by year Niger All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 17.7M +0 +0%
2022 17.7M +0 +0%
2021 17.7M +0 +0%
2020 17.7M +0 +0%
2019 17.7M +0 +0%
2018 17.7M +0 +0%
2017 17.7M +200,000 +1.14%
2016 17.5M +700,000 +4.17%
2015 16.8M +0 +0%
2014 16.8M +0 +0%
2013 16.8M +900,000 +5.66%
2012 15.9M +300,000 +1.92%
2011 15.6M +500,000 +3.31%
2010 15.1M +200,000 +1.34%
2009 14.9M −20,000 −0.13%
2008 14.92M −5,000 −0.03%
2007 14.93M +788,000 +5.57%
2006 14.14M +14,000 +0.1%
2005 14.12M +18,000 +0.13%
2004 14.11M +55,000 +0.39%
2003 14.05M +90,000 +0.64%
2002 13.96M −10,000 −0.07%
2001 13.97M −5,000 −0.04%
2000 13.98M −9,000 −0.06%
1999 13.98M +0 +0%
1998 13.98M −1,000 −0.01%
1997 13.99M +0 +0%
1996 13.99M +0 +0%
1995 13.99M +1M +7.7%
1994 12.99M −1,000 −0.01%
1993 12.99M −1,000 −0.01%
1992 12.99M +895,000 +7.4%
1991 12.09M +1.06M +9.57%
1990 11.04M +1.44M +15.03%
1989 9.59M +105,000 +1.11%
1988 9.49M −13,000 −0.14%
1987 9.5M −268,000 −2.74%
1986 9.77M +0 +0%
1985 9.77M −2,000 −0.02%
1984 9.77M −230,000 −2.3%
1983 10M +150,000 +1.52%
1982 9.85M +80,000 +0.82%
1981 9.77M −440,000 −4.31%
1980 10.21M +260,000 +2.61%
1979 9.95M +178,000 +1.82%
1978 9.77M +0 +0%
1977 9.77M +0 +0%
1976 9.77M −2,000 −0.02%
1975 9.78M +0 +0%
1974 9.78M −1.03M −9.57%
1973 10.81M −363,000 −3.25%
1972 11.17M −53,000 −0.47%
1971 11.23M +29,000 +0.26%
1970 11.2M −976,000 −8.02%
1969 12.17M −2,000 −0.02%
1968 12.18M +677,000 +5.89%
1967 11.5M +0 +0%
1966 11.5M +0 +0%
1965 11.5M −1,000 −0.01%
1964 11.5M +0 +0%
1963 11.5M +0 +0%
1962 11.5M +0 +0%
1961 11.5M — —

Western Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NG Nigeria 36.87M NE Niger 17.7M ML Mali 8.34M BF Burkina Faso 7.91M GN Guinea 6M CI Côte d'Ivoire 4.8M GH Ghana 4.71M SN Senegal 3.83M BJ Benin 3.55M TG Togo 2.65M SL Sierra Leone 1.58M LR Liberia 500,000 MR Mauritania 450,000 GM Gambia 440,000 GW Guinea-Bissau 395,531 CV Cabo Verde 50,000
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About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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

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