Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Niger
Niger: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 22.72 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Niger, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Niger recorded 22.72 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Niger peaked at 22.72 percent in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.79 percent, in 1961.
Niger ranks 70th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.79 percent | 15.79 percent | 15.79 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.79 percent | 15.79 percent | 15.79 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.66 percent | 16.18 percent | 17.21 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.45 percent | 17.37 percent | 18.16 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.8 percent | 18.16 percent | 22.72 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.72 percent | 22.72 percent | 22.72 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.72 percent | 22.72 percent | 22.72 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Niger?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Niger was 22.72 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 22.72 percent in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.79 percent in 1961.
- How does Niger rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Niger ranks 70th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).