Mountain Green Cover Index in Niger
Niger: Mountain Green Cover Index was 0.02 % in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.02 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
176th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.02 %
in 2015
All-time low
0.01 %
in 2000
Years of data
6
2000–2021
Mountain Green Cover Index in Niger, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, mountain green cover index in Niger stood at 0.02 %. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mountain green cover index in Niger peaked at 0.02 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.01 %, in 2000.
That places Niger 176th out of 196 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Mountain Green Cover Index in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.01 % | — |
| 2005 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.02 % | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.02 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.02 % | +0.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.02 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.78 %, 3% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.02 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1 %, 2% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0167 % | 0.01 % | 0.02 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.02 % | 0.02 % | 0.02 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 176 Iceland 0.02 % compare
- 178 Suriname 0.01 % compare
- 179 American Samoa 0 %
- 179 Cabo Verde 0 %
- 179 Christmas Island 0 %
- 179 Cook Islands 0 %
- 179 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 %
- 179 Faroe Islands 0 %
- 179 Fiji 0 %
- 179 French Guiana 0 %
- 179 French Polynesia 0 %
- 179 Guam 0 %
- 179 Isle of Man 0 %
- 179 Mauritius 0 %
- 179 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 %
- 179 Northern Mariana Islands 0 %
- 179 Réunion 0 %
- 179 Samoa 0 %
- 179 Tonga 0 %
- 179 Reunion 0 %
More development goals data for Niger
- Red List Index 0.9279 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 110.75 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 47.92 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 13 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 11 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 24 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 25 (2025)
- Infant deaths 71,909 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mountain green cover index in Niger?
- Mountain green cover index in Niger was 0.02 % in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mountain green cover index recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.02 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest mountain green cover index recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 % in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for mountain green cover index?
- Niger ranks 176th out of 196 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mountain green cover index rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. 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 Mountain Green Cover Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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