Niger's Total Size & Land Area: rank & territory types

Niger's land area is 489,076 sq mi, and the total size is 489,191 sq mi, with inland water included. Niger rankes 21/197 by total surface area.

Occupies 0.85% of the land mass of all countries.
36.8% of its territory is agricultural land.
Niger has 0.98% of the world's agricultural land area.
0.82% of its area is covered by forests.
Has 0.03% of the world's forests.

Niger total size and land area

	Niger	Rank
Total surface area	489,191 sq mi	21/197
Share all of all countries' surface area	0.25%	N/A
Land area	489,076 sq mi	20/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.85%	N/A
Population	27,032,412	55/197
Population density	59 ppl/mi²	166/197

Niger's True Size on the Map

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Niger's area by type

	Niger	Rank
Forest area	4,025 sq mi	124/196
Forest area as share of land	0.82%	184/196
World's forests share	0.03%	N/A
Agricultural land	179,918 sq mi	19/194
Agricultural land share	36.8%	106/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.98%	N/A
Arable land	68,340 sq mi	17/191
Arable land share	14%	76/191
Permanent cropland	450 sq mi	100/192
Permanent cropland share	0.09%	173/192
Water area	115.8 sq mi	124/197
Water as share of total area	0.02%	161/197
Roads length	11,774 mi	101/176
Land borders length	3,625 mi	28/197
Coastline length	0 mi	181/197

Niger's size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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