How have things changed?, per capita in Niger
Niger: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0019 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per capita in Niger, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per capita in Niger is 0.0019 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Niger peaked at 0.0044 metric tons per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 metric tons per person, in 1993.
Niger ranks 174th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -28.0% |
| 1968 | 0.001 metric tons per person | +13.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -32.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | -22.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | +119.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0033 metric tons per person | +195.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | -9.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | -40.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -49.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | +52.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | +15.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | -10.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | -19.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | -53.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | -10.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | -35.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +13.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +84.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | -31.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | -24.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | -14.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | +39.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +47.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.001 metric tons per person | +51.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +42.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | +23.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0044 metric tons per person | +128.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0039 metric tons per person | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | -42.5% |
| 2007 | 0.002 metric tons per person | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.002 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 metric tons per person | +28.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0031 metric tons per person | +28.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | -15.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 metric tons per person | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -44.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | +23.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | -29.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +18.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | +24.5% |
| 2020 | 0.002 metric tons per person | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | -0.6% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.0019 metric tons per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0046 metric tons per person, 41% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.0019 metric tons per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0062 metric tons per person, 30% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +195.7% | 0.0011 metric tons per person | 0.0033 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 metric tons per person | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 0.0012 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0018 metric tons per person | 0.0005 metric tons per person | 0.0033 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 0.0003 metric tons per person | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 metric tons per person | 0.0002 metric tons per person | 0.001 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 metric tons per person | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 0.0044 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 metric tons per person | 0.0012 metric tons per person | 0.0031 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 metric tons per person | 0.0019 metric tons per person | 0.002 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 171 Cuba 0.002 metric tons per person compare
- 172 Czechia 0.002 metric tons per person compare
- 173 Ethiopia 0.0019 metric tons per person compare
- 175 Israel 0.0017 metric tons per person compare
- 176 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0017 metric tons per person compare
- 177 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0016 metric tons per person 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 how have things changed?, per capita in Niger?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Niger was 0.0019 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0044 metric tons per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 metric tons per person in 1993.
- How does Niger rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Niger ranks 174th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.