Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Niger
Niger: Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) was 49.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture value added share of GDP in Niger, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 49.7% for agriculture value added share of gdp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture value added share of gdp in Niger peaked at 49.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 2015.
That places Niger 2nd out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 37.6% | — |
| 2006 | 38.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 37.1% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 33.7% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 35.3% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 35.8% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 36.9% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 38.4% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 36.5% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 41.4% | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 47.8% | +15.6% |
| 2024 | 49.7% | +4.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 49.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 27.8%, 1.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Niger's 49.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.1%, 2.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.6% | 37.1% | 38.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 32.4% | 37.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 36.5% | 49.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 1 Somalia 52.9% compare
- 3 Guinea-Bissau 48.4% compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 43.1% compare
- 4 Syria 43.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Niger
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 771.57 % change on previous year (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 18.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0158 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 12.21 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 13.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0115 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 8.92 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture value added share of gdp in Niger?
- Agriculture value added share of gdp in Niger was 49.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2015.
- How does Niger rank for agriculture value added share of gdp?
- Niger ranks 2nd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture value added share of gdp rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture value added share of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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