Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Niger
Niger: Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate was 60.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Niger, 1992–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 60.5% for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in 2021.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Niger peaked at 88.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2018.
That places Niger 6th out of 118 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.5% | 88.0% | 88.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 83.4% | 82.9% | 83.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 59.0% | 68.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 60.5% | 60.5% | 1 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Niger
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 6.06 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 577.4 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 8.1% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.591 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 13.3% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2324 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.2246 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.2246 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.374 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Niger?
- Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Niger was 60.5% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2018.
- How does Niger rank for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate?
- Niger ranks 6th out of 118 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.