How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Niger
Niger: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.0394 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0394 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
198th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0441 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2003
All-time low
0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1985
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Niger, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.0394 metric tons per square kilometre for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Niger peaked at 0.0441 metric tons per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1985.
That places Niger 198th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 square kilometre in Niger, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0039 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0039 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0029 metric tons per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0034 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre | -30.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0019 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0043 metric tons per square kilometre | +125.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0129 metric tons per square kilometre | +203.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0128 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0119 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0072 metric tons per square kilometre | -39.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0037 metric tons per square kilometre | -48.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0058 metric tons per square kilometre | +56.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0069 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0071 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.007 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0065 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0054 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0026 metric tons per square kilometre | -52.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0019 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0018 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.002 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0037 metric tons per square kilometre | +89.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0026 metric tons per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0019 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 0.002 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0029 metric tons per square kilometre | +44.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0033 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 0.005 metric tons per square kilometre | +52.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0055 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0087 metric tons per square kilometre | +56.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0128 metric tons per square kilometre | +47.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0164 metric tons per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0186 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0441 metric tons per square kilometre | +136.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0407 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0395 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0236 metric tons per square kilometre | -40.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0235 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0237 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0236 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0316 metric tons per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 2011 | 0.042 metric tons per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0368 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0357 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0374 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0216 metric tons per square kilometre | -42.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0275 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0202 metric tons per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0248 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0319 metric tons per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0368 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0376 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.038 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0394 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.5% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.0394 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.158 metric tons per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.0394 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4382 metric tons per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +203.7% | 0.0043 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0129 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0033 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0039 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0075 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0019 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0129 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0035 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.007 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0036 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0017 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0087 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0267 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0128 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0441 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0309 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0202 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.042 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.038 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0368 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0394 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 195 Algeria 0.0422 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 196 Bolivia 0.0413 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 197 Belarus 0.0394 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 199 Tajikistan 0.0393 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 200 Jordan 0.0381 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 201 Turkmenistan 0.0328 metric tons 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 how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Niger?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Niger was 0.0394 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0441 metric tons per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Niger rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Niger ranks 198th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? 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.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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
How have things changed? 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.