Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Niger
Niger: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.1361 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Niger, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.1361 for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Niger peaked at 1.19 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.1361, in 2023.
Niger ranks 157th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8231 | 0.6882 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7797 | 0.5783 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.59 | 0.4539 | 0.8422 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5508 | 0.4148 | 0.6535 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3553 | 0.2323 | 0.5547 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2043 | 0.1682 | 0.2567 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1566 | 0.1361 | 0.1945 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More reference data data for Niger
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.9264 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5992 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 3.03 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.2336 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.76 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 131.57 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Niger?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Niger was 0.1361 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 in 1973.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1361 in 2023.
- How does Niger rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Niger ranks 157th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).