Milk production, per capita in Niger
Niger: Milk production, per capita was 0.0637 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk production, per capita in Niger, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, milk production, per capita in Niger stood at 0.0637 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in Niger peaked at 0.0644 tonnes per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0335 tonnes per person, in 1985.
That places Niger 93rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk production, per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0558 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.056 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0562 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0566 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0569 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0588 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.059 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0587 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0606 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0644 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0597 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0511 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0416 tonnes per person | -18.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0478 tonnes per person | +14.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0518 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0551 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0554 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0556 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0561 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.056 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0552 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0562 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0628 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0442 tonnes per person | -29.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0335 tonnes per person | -24.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0344 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0356 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0373 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0378 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0512 tonnes per person | +35.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0467 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0522 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0527 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0532 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0541 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0541 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0546 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.055 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0555 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.056 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0564 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0569 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0573 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0578 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0582 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0587 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0592 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0596 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0601 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0585 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0563 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0568 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0527 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0525 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.06 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0606 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0613 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.062 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0628 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0637 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0605 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0618 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0628 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0637 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.0637 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0185 tonnes per person, 3.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.0637 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0177 tonnes per person, 3.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk production, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +35.3% | 0.0378 tonnes per person | 0.0512 tonnes per person |
| 1984 | -29.6% | 0.0628 tonnes per person | 0.0442 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0576 tonnes per person | 0.0558 tonnes per person | 0.0606 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0539 tonnes per person | 0.0416 tonnes per person | 0.0644 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0453 tonnes per person | 0.0335 tonnes per person | 0.0628 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0529 tonnes per person | 0.0467 tonnes per person | 0.0555 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.058 tonnes per person | 0.056 tonnes per person | 0.0601 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0584 tonnes per person | 0.0525 tonnes per person | 0.0628 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0625 tonnes per person | 0.0605 tonnes per person | 0.0637 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
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 milk production, per capita in Niger?
- Milk production, per capita in Niger was 0.0637 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0644 tonnes per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0335 tonnes per person in 1985.
- How does Niger rank for milk production, per capita?
- Niger ranks 93rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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 Milk production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing 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
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.