Egg production, per square kilometre in Niger
Niger: Egg production, per square kilometre was 0.0084 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Egg production, per square kilometre in Niger, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, egg production, per square kilometre in Niger stood at 0.0084 tonnes per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production, per square kilometre in Niger peaked at 0.0084 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
Niger ranks 182nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Egg production, per square kilometre in Niger, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0025 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0026 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0027 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.003 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0032 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0035 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0038 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0039 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.004 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0042 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0042 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0043 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0043 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0044 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0044 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0045 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0046 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0046 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0047 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0047 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0048 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0049 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0049 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.005 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0049 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.005 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0052 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0053 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0053 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0054 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0055 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0055 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0056 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0057 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0058 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0058 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0059 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.006 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0061 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0061 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0062 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0063 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0064 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0065 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0065 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0059 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.006 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.006 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0067 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0059 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0062 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0066 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0069 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.006 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0077 tonnes per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0077 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0079 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0081 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0082 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0083 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0084 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0084 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0084 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.0084 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0447 tonnes per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.0084 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.093 tonnes per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egg production, per square kilometre in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +28.8% | 0.006 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0077 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0032 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0025 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.004 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0044 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0042 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0047 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.005 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0047 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0053 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0057 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0054 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0061 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0063 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0059 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0067 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0071 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0059 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0082 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0084 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0083 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0084 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 179 Gabon 0.01 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 180 Equatorial Guinea 0.0089 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 181 Mongolia 0.0085 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 183 Botswana 0.0062 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 184 Mauritania 0.0055 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 185 Namibia 0.0048 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Niger
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8132 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3983 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.1 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egg production, per square kilometre in Niger?
- Egg production, per square kilometre in Niger was 0.0084 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest egg production, per square kilometre recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0084 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest egg production, per square kilometre recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Niger rank for egg production, per square kilometre?
- Niger ranks 182nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is egg production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Egg production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Egg production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Egg production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Egg production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Egg production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.