Niger Arable Land 1961-2021
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
- Niger arable land for 2016 was 16,800,000, a 0% increase from 2015.
- Niger arable land for 2015 was 16,800,000, a 0% increase from 2014.
- Niger arable land for 2014 was 16,800,000, a 0% increase from 2013.
- Niger arable land for 2013 was 16,800,000, a 5.66% increase from 2012.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Hectares |
| Niger |
16,800,000 |
| Ethiopia |
15,119,000 |
| Tanzania |
13,500,000 |
| Afghanistan |
7,729,000 |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. |
7,100,000 |
| Uganda |
6,900,000 |
| Mali |
6,411,000 |
| Burkina Faso |
6,000,000 |
| Mozambique |
5,650,000 |
| Chad |
4,900,000 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
4,662,000 |
| Zimbabwe |
4,000,000 |
| Malawi |
3,800,000 |
| Madagascar |
3,500,000 |
| Senegal |
3,200,000 |
| Guinea |
3,100,000 |
| Benin |
2,700,000 |
| Togo |
2,650,000 |
| North Korea |
2,350,000 |
| Nepal |
2,113,700 |
| Central African Republic |
1,800,000 |
| Sierra Leone |
1,584,000 |
| Yemen |
1,248,000 |
| Burundi |
1,200,000 |
| Rwanda |
1,151,700 |
| Somalia |
1,100,000 |
| Haiti |
1,070,000 |
| Tajikistan |
730,000 |
| Eritrea |
690,000 |
| Liberia |
500,000 |
| Gambia |
440,000 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
300,000 |
| Comoros |
65,000 |
| Niger Arable Land - Historical Data |
| Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
| 2016 |
16,800,000 |
0.81 |
13.26% |
| 2015 |
16,800,000 |
0.84 |
13.26% |
| 2014 |
16,800,000 |
0.87 |
13.26% |
| 2013 |
16,800,000 |
0.91 |
13.26% |
| 2012 |
15,900,000 |
0.89 |
12.55% |
| 2011 |
15,600,000 |
0.91 |
12.32% |
| 2010 |
15,100,000 |
0.92 |
11.92% |
| 2009 |
14,900,000 |
0.94 |
11.76% |
| 2008 |
14,920,000 |
0.98 |
11.78% |
| 2007 |
14,925,000 |
1.02 |
11.78% |
| 2006 |
14,137,000 |
1.00 |
11.16% |
| 2005 |
14,123,000 |
1.04 |
11.15% |
| 2004 |
14,105,000 |
1.07 |
11.14% |
| 2003 |
14,050,000 |
1.11 |
11.09% |
| 2002 |
13,960,000 |
1.15 |
11.02% |
| 2001 |
13,970,000 |
1.19 |
11.03% |
| 2000 |
13,975,000 |
1.23 |
11.03% |
| 1999 |
13,984,000 |
1.28 |
11.04% |
| 1998 |
13,984,000 |
1.33 |
11.04% |
| 1997 |
13,985,000 |
1.37 |
11.04% |
| 1996 |
13,985,000 |
1.42 |
11.04% |
| 1995 |
13,985,000 |
1.47 |
11.04% |
| 1994 |
12,985,000 |
1.42 |
10.25% |
| 1993 |
12,986,000 |
1.47 |
10.25% |
| 1992 |
12,987,000 |
1.52 |
10.25% |
| 1991 |
12,092,000 |
1.46 |
9.55% |
| 1990 |
11,036,000 |
1.37 |
8.71% |
| 1989 |
9,594,000 |
1.23 |
7.57% |
| 1988 |
9,489,000 |
1.26 |
7.49% |
| 1987 |
9,502,000 |
1.30 |
7.50% |
| 1986 |
9,770,000 |
1.37 |
7.71% |
| 1985 |
9,770,000 |
1.41 |
7.71% |
| 1984 |
9,772,000 |
1.45 |
7.71% |
| 1983 |
10,002,000 |
1.53 |
7.90% |
| 1982 |
9,852,000 |
1.55 |
7.78% |
| 1981 |
9,772,000 |
1.59 |
7.71% |
| 1980 |
10,212,000 |
1.71 |
8.06% |
| 1979 |
9,952,000 |
1.71 |
7.86% |
| 1978 |
9,774,000 |
1.73 |
7.72% |
| 1977 |
9,774,000 |
1.78 |
7.72% |
| 1976 |
9,774,000 |
1.83 |
7.72% |
| 1975 |
9,776,000 |
1.89 |
7.72% |
| 1974 |
9,776,000 |
1.94 |
7.72% |
| 1973 |
10,810,000 |
2.21 |
8.53% |
| 1972 |
11,173,000 |
2.34 |
8.82% |
| 1971 |
11,226,000 |
2.42 |
8.86% |
| 1970 |
11,197,000 |
2.48 |
8.84% |
| 1969 |
12,173,000 |
2.78 |
9.61% |
| 1968 |
12,175,000 |
2.86 |
9.61% |
| 1967 |
11,498,000 |
2.77 |
9.08% |
| 1966 |
11,498,000 |
2.85 |
9.08% |
| 1965 |
11,498,000 |
2.94 |
9.08% |
| 1964 |
11,499,000 |
3.02 |
9.08% |
| 1963 |
11,499,000 |
3.11 |
9.08% |
| 1962 |
11,499,000 |
3.20 |
9.08% |
| 1961 |
11,499,000 |
3.30 |
9.08% |
