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Currency

Currency	franc
DEC alternative conversion factor > LCU per US$	527.47
ISO code	XOF 952
Official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average	522.89
PPP conversion factor to official exchange rate ratio	0.31	[114th of 169]
Regime French Franc (100.0)
Subdivision	100	[132nd of 192]
Symbol	CFAF
Terms of trade since 1995	71.86	[112nd of 117]

SOURCES
Pacific Exchange Rate Services; World Development Indicators database; The World Bank Group

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Niger, Republic of Niger, Republique du Niger

Energy

Adjusted savings: energy depletion > % of GNI	0.04 % of GNI	[86th of 98]
Aviation Gasoline > Bunkers	1,000 ton	[26th of 42]
Aviation Gasoline > Bunkers (per capita)	0.088 ton per 1,000 people	[27th of 40]
Aviation Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry	1,000 ton	[65th of 75]
Aviation Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry (per capita)	74.081 ton per million people	[60th of 73]
Aviation Gasoline > Consumption in air transport	1,000 ton	[65th of 75]
Aviation Gasoline > Consumption in air transport (per capita)	74.081 ton per million people	[60th of 73]
Aviation Gasoline > Energy balance requirement	1,000 ton	[49th of 96]
Aviation Gasoline > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	74.081 ton per million people	[46th of 91]
Aviation Gasoline > Gross inland availability	1,000 ton	[68th of 106]
Aviation Gasoline > Gross inland availability (per capita)	74.081 ton per million people	[64th of 101]
Aviation Gasoline > Imports	1,000 ton	[71st of 95]
Aviation Gasoline > Imports (per capita)	74.081 ton per million people	[68th of 89]
Aviation Gasoline > Net inland availability	1,000 ton	[65th of 75]
Aviation Gasoline > Net inland availability (per capita)	74.081 ton per million people	[60th of 73]
Aviation Gasoline > Statistical differences (per capita)	79,261,033,532.173 ton per 1e+15 people	[7th of 55]
Charcoal > Consumption by industry & construction	432,560 ton	[2nd of 8]
Charcoal > Consumption by industry & construction (per capita)	30.992 ton per 1,000 people	[2nd of 8]
Charcoal > Consumption by other industries and construction	432,560 ton	[1st of 7]
Charcoal > Consumption by other industries and construction (per capita)	30.992 ton per 1,000 people	[1st of 7]
Charcoal > Net inland availability	432,560 ton	[20th of 111]
Charcoal > Net inland availability (per capita)	30.992 ton per 1,000 people	[16th of 111]
Charcoal > Production from charcoal plants	499,560 ton	[22nd of 120]
Charcoal > Production from charcoal plants (per capita)	35,792.843 ton per million people	[20th of 119]
Coal > Consumption by households and other consumers	8,500 ton	[42nd of 52]
Coal > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita)	0.609 ton per 1,000 people	[41st of 52]
Coal > Consumption by other consumers	8,500 ton	[30th of 39]
Coal > Consumption by other consumers (per capita)	0.609 ton per 1,000 people	[30th of 39]
Coal > Conversion in thermal power plants	173,500 ton	[53rd of 63]
Coal > Conversion in thermal power plants (per capita)	12.431 ton per 1,000 people	[53rd of 63]
Coal > Conversion to other forms of energy	173,500 ton	[59th of 73]
Coal > Conversion to other forms of energy (per capita)	12.431 ton per 1,000 people	[59th of 72]
Coal > Energy balance requirement	182,000 ton	[68th of 108]
Coal > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	13.04 ton per 1,000 people	[81st of 105]
Coal > Gross inland availability	182,000 ton	[68th of 108]
Coal > Gross inland availability (per capita)	13.04 ton per 1,000 people	[81st of 105]
Coal > Net inland availability	8,500 ton	[83rd of 89]
Coal > Net inland availability (per capita)	0.609 ton per 1,000 people	[82nd of 87]
Coal > Production	182,000 ton	[38th of 65]
Coal > Production (per capita)	13.04 ton per 1,000 people	[39th of 62]
Coal > Recoverable reserves	70,000,000 ton	[31st of 53]
Coal > Recoverable reserves (per capita)	5.015 ton per capita	[27th of 51]
Coal > Statistical differences (per capita)	0.002 ton per 1e+15 people	[25th of 83]
Electrical outages > days	11.09 days	[11th of 42]
Electricity > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	1.6 %	[37th of 39]
Electricity > Consumption	443,200,000 kWh	[142nd of 210]
Electricity > Consumption (per capita)	30.742 kWh per capita	[182nd of 201]
Electricity > Consumption by households	200,000,000 kWh	[147th of 189]
Electricity > Consumption by households (per capita)	14.33 kWh per capita	[176th of 188]
Electricity > Consumption by households and other consumers	245,000,000 kWh	[159th of 202]
Electricity > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita)	17.554 kWh per capita	[194th of 201]
Electricity > Consumption by industry & construction	180,000,000 kWh	[142nd of 166]
Electricity > Consumption by industry & construction (per capita)	12.897 kWh per capita	[156th of 165]
Electricity > Consumption by other consumers	39,000,000 kWh	[162nd of 174]
Electricity > Consumption by other consumers (per capita)	2.794 kWh per capita	[169th of 173]
Electricity > Consumption by other industries and construction	180,000,000 kWh	[141st of 165]
Electricity > Consumption by other industries and construction (per capita)	12.897 kWh per capita	[155th of 164]
Electricity > Consumption by public lighting	3,000,000 kWh	[32nd of 76]
Electricity > Consumption by public lighting (per capita)	0.215 kWh per capita	[37th of 72]
Electricity > Consumption in agriculture	3,000,000 kWh	[94th of 100]
Electricity > Consumption in agriculture (per capita)	0.215 kWh per capita	[94th of 98]
Electricity > Conversion, transport & distribution losses	35,000,000 kWh	[147th of 179]
Electricity > Conversion, transport & distribution losses (per capita)	2.508 kWh per capita	[172nd of 178]
Electricity > Energy balance requirement	220,000,000 kWh	[124th of 155]
Electricity > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	15.763 kWh per capita	[138th of 154]
Electricity > Gross inland availability	460,000,000 kWh	[159th of 211]
Electricity > Gross inland availability (per capita)	32.958 kWh per capita	[203rd of 210]
Electricity > Gross production, public & self-producer	250,000,000 kWh	[170th of 211]
Electricity > Gross production, public & self-producer (per capita)	17.912 kWh per capita	[205th of 210]
Electricity > Imports	220,000,000 kWh	[70th of 94]
Electricity > Imports (per capita)	15,762.722 kWh per 1,000 people	[70th of 93]
Electricity > Net inland availability	425,000,000 kWh	[158th of 202]
Electricity > Net inland availability (per capita)	30.451 kWh per capita	[192nd of 201]
Electricity > Net production	240,000,000 kWh	[169th of 211]
Electricity > Net production (per capita)	17.196 kWh per capita	[205th of 210]
Electricity > Production	240,000,000 kWh	[107th of 210]
Electricity > Production (per capita)	16.647 kWh per capita	[135th of 198]
Electricity > Production by source > Fossil fuel	100%	[21st of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Hydro	0%	[173rd of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Nuclear	0%	[96th of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Other	0%	[111st of 210]
Electricity > Station use & station loss	10,000,000 kWh	[149th of 179]
Electricity > Station use & station loss (per capita)	0.716 kWh per capita	[172nd of 178]
Electricity > Thermal > Production	250,000,000 kWh	[153rd of 209]
Electricity > Thermal > Production (per capita)	17.912 kWh per capita	[191st of 208]
Electricity > Thermal > Production > Public	250,000,000 kWh	[146th of 207]
Electricity > Thermal > Production > Public (per capita)	17.912 kWh per capita	[185th of 205]
Electricity > Total production, public	250,000,000 kWh	[167th of 211]
Electricity > Total production, public (per capita)	17.912 kWh per capita	[205th of 210]
electricity consumption > Date of > Information	2003
Fuel exports > % of merchandise exports	1.59 %	[87th of 143]
Fuel imports > % of merchandise imports	16.93 %	[30th of 154]
Fuelwood > Consumption by households	8,806,000 m³	[29th of 116]
Fuelwood > Consumption by households and other consumers	8,806,000 m³	[35th of 143]
Fuelwood > Net inland availability	8,806,000 m³	[36th of 145]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by energy sector	20,000 ton	[29th of 53]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by energy sector (per capita)	1.433 ton per 1,000 people	[23rd of 52]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by industry & construction	1,000 ton	[123rd of 124]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by industry & construction (per capita)	0.072 ton per 1,000 people	[123rd of 123]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by mining industry (energy commodities)	20,000 ton	[6th of 18]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by mining industry (energy commodities) (per capita)	1.433 ton per 1,000 people	[3rd of 18]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by other industries and construction	1,000 ton	[123rd of 124]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by other industries and construction (per capita)	0.072 ton per 1,000 people	[123rd of 123]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by transportation industry	31,600 ton	[145th of 169]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by transportation industry (per capita)	2.264 ton per 1,000 people	[165th of 168]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in road transport	31,600 ton	[138th of 161]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in road transport (per capita)	2.264 ton per 1,000 people	[157th of 160]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion in thermal power plants	34,000 ton	[85th of 161]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion in thermal power plants (per capita)	2.436 ton per 1,000 people	[112nd of 158]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion to other forms of energy	34,000 ton	[88th of 166]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion to other forms of energy (per capita)	2.436 ton per 1,000 people	[120th of 165]
Gas-diesel oils > Energy balance requirement	86,600 ton	[106th of 205]
Gas-diesel oils > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	6.205 ton per 1,000 people	[146th of 204]
Gas-diesel oils > Gross inland availability	86,600 ton	[160th of 205]
Gas-diesel oils > Gross inland availability (per capita)	6.205 ton per 1,000 people	[198th of 204]
Gas-diesel oils > Imports	86,600 ton	[138th of 192]
Gas-diesel oils > Imports (per capita)	6.205 ton per 1,000 people	[174th of 191]
Gas-diesel oils > Net inland availability	32,600 ton	[159th of 190]
Gas-diesel oils > Net inland availability (per capita)	2.336 ton per 1,000 people	[186th of 189]
Gas-diesel oils > Statistical differences (per capita)	0 ton per 1e+15 people	[44th of 155]
Gasoline prices	1.11	[55th of 141]
Hydroelectricity consumption	0	[190th of 213]
Hydroelectricity consumption (per capita)	0 per 10 million people	[185th of 207]
Jet Fuel > Bunkers	15,600 ton	[119th of 149]
Jet Fuel > Bunkers (per capita)	1.118 ton per 1,000 people	[136th of 145]
Jet Fuel > Consumption by transportation industry	10,000 ton	[65th of 86]
Jet Fuel > Consumption by transportation industry (per capita)	0.716 ton per 1,000 people	[72nd of 84]
Jet Fuel > Consumption in air transport	10,000 ton	[65th of 86]
Jet Fuel > Consumption in air transport (per capita)	0.716 ton per 1,000 people	[72nd of 84]
Jet Fuel > Energy balance requirement	7,000 ton	[33rd of 151]
Jet Fuel > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	636,536,079,774.339 ton per 1e+15 people	[46th of 141]
Jet Fuel > Gross inland availability	7,000 ton	[79th of 143]
Jet Fuel > Gross inland availability (per capita)	636,536,079,774.339 ton per 1e+15 people	[87th of 135]
Jet Fuel > Imports	15,600 ton	[100th of 145]
Jet Fuel > Imports (per capita)	1,117.72 ton per million people	[121st of 140]
Jet Fuel > Net inland availability	10,000 ton	[65th of 86]
Jet Fuel > Net inland availability (per capita)	0.716 ton per 1,000 people	[73rd of 84]
Jet Fuel > Statistical differences (per capita)	-716,487,377,641.867 ton per 1e+15 people	[39th of 106]
Kerosene > Consumption by households	8,200 ton	[101st of 146]
Kerosene > Consumption by households (per capita)	0.588 ton per 1,000 people	[118th of 145]
Kerosene > Consumption by households and other consumers	8,200 ton	[116th of 165]
Kerosene > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita)	0.588 ton per 1,000 people	[131st of 163]
Kerosene > Energy balance requirement	8,200 ton	[73rd of 157]
Kerosene > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	587.52 ton per million people	[97th of 148]
Kerosene > Gross inland availability	8,200 ton	[124th of 176]
Kerosene > Gross inland availability (per capita)	0.588 ton per 1,000 people	[145th of 171]
Kerosene > Imports	8,200 ton	[78th of 130]
Kerosene > Imports (per capita)	0.588 ton per 1,000 people	[104th of 123]
Kerosene > Net inland availability	8,200 ton	[123rd of 170]
Kerosene > Net inland availability (per capita)	0.588 ton per 1,000 people	[137th of 167]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry	70,000 ton	[142nd of 197]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry (per capita)	5.015 ton per 1,000 people	[182nd of 196]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption in road transport	70,000 ton	[140th of 194]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption in road transport (per capita)	5.015 ton per 1,000 people	[179th of 193]
Motor Gasoline > Gross inland availability	70,000 ton	[142nd of 202]
Motor Gasoline > Gross inland availability (per capita)	5.015 ton per 1,000 people	[187th of 201]
Motor Gasoline > Imports	70,000 ton	[104th of 183]
Motor Gasoline > Imports (per capita)	5,015.412 ton per million people	[148th of 183]
Motor Gasoline > Motor gasoline- energy balance requirement	70,000 ton	[76th of 201]
Motor Gasoline > Motor gasoline- energy balance requirement (per capita)	5,015.412 ton per million people	[117th of 200]
Motor Gasoline > Net inland availability	70,000 ton	[142nd of 198]
Motor Gasoline > Net inland availability (per capita)	5.015 ton per 1,000 people	[183rd of 197]
Natural gas > Consumption	0 cu m	[109th of 206]
Natural gas > Consumption (per capita)	0 cu m per capita	[109th of 206]
Natural gas > Exports	0 cu m	[99th of 202]
Natural gas > Imports	0 cu m	[102nd of 200]
Natural gas > Proved reserves	0 cu m	[134th of 203]
natural gas consumption > Date of > Information	2003 est.
Oil > Consumption	5,550 bbl/day	[124th of 212]
Oil > Consumption (per capita)	0.385 bbl/day per 1,000 people	[165th of 190]
Oil > Exports	0 bbl/day	[145th of 184]
Oil > Imports	5,425 bbl/day	[132nd of 186]
Oil > Production	0 bbl/day	[144th of 212]
Oil > Production (per capita)	0 bbl/day per million peopl	[144th of 198]
Oil > Proved reserves	0 bbl	[132nd of 206]
Oil Consumption Test (per $ GDP)	3,603.133 Btu per $1 of GDP	[117th of 171]
Oil Consumption Test (per capita)	814,887.249 Btu per capita	[161st of 177]
Oil Consumption Test Test (per $ GDP)	3,603.133 Btu per $1 of GDP	[117th of 171]
Oil Consumption Test Test (per capita)	814,887.249 Btu per capita	[161st of 177]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by industry & construction	14,000 ton	[108th of 134]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by industry & construction (per capita)	1.003 ton per 1,000 people	[117th of 131]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by other industries and construction	14,000 ton	[108th of 134]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by other industries and construction (per capita)	1.003 ton per 1,000 people	[117th of 131]
Residual Fuel Oil > Imports	14,000 ton	[123rd of 150]
Residual Fuel Oil > Imports (per capita)	1.003 ton per 1,000 people	[129th of 144]
Residual Fuel Oil > Net inland availability	14,000 ton	[129th of 155]
Residual Fuel Oil > Net inland availability (per capita)	1.003 ton per 1,000 people	[138th of 153]
Traditional fuel consumption	80.6%	[20th of 130]
Uranium > Estimated additional reserves	45,000 ton	[8th of 34]
Uranium > Estimated additional reserves (per capita)	3,224.193 ton per million people	[7th of 34]
Uranium > Production	3,093 ton	[5th of 25]
Uranium > Production (per capita)	221.61 ton per million people	[5th of 25]
Uranium > Reasonably assured reserves	180,500 ton	[7th of 38]
Uranium > Reasonably assured reserves (per capita)	12,932.597 ton per million people	[6th of 38]
Wall plugs > Frequency	50 HZ	[116th of 151]
Wall plugs > Plug type Europe
Wall plugs > Voltage	220 V	[146th of 209]

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database; Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: List of countries by electricity consumption ; German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Fuel Prices and Taxation (1999) and the electronic update for2000. Available from World Bank, World Development Indicators 2002, WDI table 3.12. via ciesin.org; Energy Information Administration; Wikipedia: List of countries by natural gas consumption ; World bank; World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC;

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Niger, Republic of Niger, Republique du Niger

Industry

Adjusted savings: mineral depletion > % of GNI	0.01 % of GNI	[73rd of 84]
Changes in inventories > constant LCU	1728302000
Changes in inventories > current LCU	3000000000
Changes in inventories > current US$	5,161,735 $	[99th of 138]
Changes in inventories > current US$ (per $ GDP)	1.89 $ per $1 million of GDP	[91st of 167]
Changes in inventories > current US$ (per capita)	0.395 $ per 1,000 people	[102nd of 167]
Chemicals > % of value added in manufacturing	24.77 %	[2nd of 91]
Manufactures exports > % of merchandise exports	7.87 %	[133rd of 156]
Manufactures imports > % of merchandise imports	44 %	[145th of 155]
Manufacturing, value added > annual % growth	5 %	[62nd of 156]
Manufacturing, value added > constant 2000 US$	137,152,700 constant 2000 US$	[124th of 155]
Manufacturing, value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita)	10.508 constant 2000 US$ per c	[147th of 155]
Manufacturing, value added > constant LCU	65100000000
Manufacturing, value added > current LCU	104200000000
Manufacturing, value added > current US$	179,284,200 $	[130th of 167]
Manufacturing, value added > current US$ (per $ GDP)	65.638 $ per $1,000 of GDP	[132nd of 180]
Manufacturing, value added > current US$ (per capita)	13.736 $ per capita	[155th of 180]
Ores and metals exports > % of merchandise exports	54.94 %	[2nd of 154]
Ores and metals imports > % of merchandise imports	1.21 %	[98th of 155]
Other manufacturing > % of value added in manufacturing	42.98 %	[42nd of 107]
Textiles and clothing > % of value added in manufacturing	9.14 %	[29th of 101]
value added > annual % growth	4.01 %	[83rd of 164]
value added > constant 2000 US$	350,170,600 constant 2000 US$	[131st of 164]
value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita)	26.829 constant 2000 US$ per c	[156th of 164]
value added > constant LCU	166100000000
value added > current LCU	266100000000
value added > current US$	457,845,800 $	[130th of 172]
value added > current US$ (per $ GDP)	0.168 $ per $1 of GDP	[144th of 180]
value added > current US$ (per capita)	35.079 $ per capita	[158th of 180]

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Niger, Republic of Niger, Republique du Niger

Agriculture

Agricultural growth	126	[32nd of 149]
Agricultural land > % of land area	30.39 % of land area	[126th of 198]
Agricultural land > sq. km	385,000 sq. km	[29th of 198]
Agricultural land > sq. km (per capita)	29,497.598 sq. km per 1,000 people	[22nd of 199]
Agricultural machinery > tractors	128	[155th of 190]
Agricultural machinery > tractors (per capita)	0.01 per 1 million people	[183rd of 190]
Agricultural machinery > tractors per 100 hectares of arable land	0.09	[187th of 188]
Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports	3.65 %	[45th of 154]
Agricultural raw materials imports > % of merchandise imports	4.33 %	[8th of 155]
Agriculture, value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita)	63.783 $ per capita	[144th of 164]
Agriculture, value added > current US$ (per $ GDP)	398.614 $ per $1,000 of GDP	[14th of 182]
Agriculture, value added > current US$ (per capita)	83.419 $ per capita	[144th of 182]
Arable and permanent cropland	4,500 thousand hectares	[51st of 148]
Arable and permanent cropland (per capita)	369.975 thousand hectares per 1 m	[38th of 148]
Arable land > % of land area	11.43 % of land area	[93rd of 199]
Arable land > hectares	14,483,000 hectares	[20th of 199]
Arable land > hectares (per capita)	1,109.646 hectares per 1,000 peop	[4th of 200]
Area > Sorghum	1,500,000	[8th of 20]
Area > Sorghum (per capita)	1.233 per 10 people	[2nd of 20]
Cereal production	126 thousand metric tons	[32nd of 149]
Cereal production (per capita)	0.0103593 thousand metric tons per	[69th of 149]
Cereal production growth	20%	[54th of 149]
Cereal yield > kg per hectare	394.2 kg/ha	[169th of 171]
Cotton exports	1 thousand bales	[67th of 109]
Cotton imports	0 thousand bales	[97th of 109]
Cotton production	5	[61st of 109]
Cotton production (per capita)	0.041 per 100,000 people	[59th of 109]
Cotton stocks	3 thousand bales	[101st of 109]
Cotton use	4 thousand bales	[103rd of 109]
Crop production index	122.1 %	[23rd of 182]
Fertilizer consumption > 100 grams per hectare of arable land	3.43 100 g/ha of arable land	[166th of 169]
Fertilizer consumption > metric tons	4,970 metric tons	[132nd of 169]
Fertilizer consumption > metric tons (per capita)	0.394 metric tons per 1 milli	[151st of 176]
Fertilizer use	1 kg	[130th of 138]
Food production index	118.4 %	[19th of 182]
Grains > Sorghum consumption	700 thousand metric tons	[14th of 13]
Grains > Sorghum consumption (per capita)	57.5516 thousand metric tons per	[6th of 13]
Grains > Sorghum production	650 thousand metric tons	[13th of 12]
Grains > Sorghum production (per capita)	53.4408 thousand metric tons per	[5th of 12]
Irrigated land > % of cropland	0.5 %	[147th of 164]
Labor share	87.5%	[6th of 149]
Land under cereal production > hectares	8,395,500 hectares	[22nd of 176]
Land under cereal production > hectares (per capita)	601,526.978 hectares per 1,000 peop	[3rd of 177]
Livestock production index	104.6 %	[99th of 181]
Meat production	118 thousand metric tons	[97th of 149]
Meat production (per capita)	0.00970155 thousand metric tons per	[111st of 149]
Meat production growth	57%	[50th of 149]
Permanent cropland > % of land area	0.01 % of land area	[186th of 187]
Permanent crops	10,000 hectares	[149th of 181]
Permanent crops (per capita)	0.822166 hectares per 1,000 peopl	[168th of 181]
Pesticide use	0 kg	[42nd of 45]
Production > Sorghum	720,000	[12th of 20]
Production > Sorghum (per capita)	59.1959 per 1,000 people	[5th of 20]
Products cowpeas, cotton, peanuts, millet, sorghum, cassava, rice; cattle, sheep, goats, camels, donkeys, horses, poultry
Root and tuber production	268 thousand metric tons	[105th of 149]
Root and tuber production (per capita)	0.022034 thousand metric tons per	[112nd of 149]
Root and tuber production growth	11%	[67th of 149]
Tractor concentration	0.05	[147th of 147]
Tractors	128	[138th of 147]
Tractors (per capita)	10.5237 per 1 million people	[146th of 147]
Value added	40.38	[12th of 158]
value added > annual % growth	6.04 %	[37th of 164]
value added > constant 2000 US$	832,491,100 constant 2000 US$	[99th of 164]
value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita)	63.783 constant 2000 US$ per c	[144th of 164]
value added > constant LCU	394900000000
value added > current LCU	632800000000
value added > current US$	1,088,782,000 $	[92nd of 172]
value added > current US$ (per $ GDP)	398.614 $ per $1,000 of GDP	[14th of 182]
value added > current US$ (per capita)	83.419 $ per capita	[144th of 182]
value added per worker > constant 2000 US$	174.27 constant 2000 US$	[150th of 163]
Workers per hectare	1	[51st of 148]
Yield > Sorghum	0.48	[21st of 20]

SOURCES
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001; World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute; Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division, FAS, USDA; United States Department of Agriculture; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2000; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; The World Bank

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Niger, Republic of Niger, Republique du Niger

Transportation

Air transport, freight > million tons per km	7.36 million tons/km	[108th of 153]
Air transport, passengers carried	46,364	[146th of 164]
Air transport, passengers carried (per capita)	3.802 per 1,000 people	[152nd of 177]
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide	716	[148th of 164]
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide (per capita)	0.059 per 1,000 people	[152nd of 177]
Aircraft departures	700	[145th of 155]
Aircraft departures (per capita)	0.0575516 per 1,000 people	[149th of 155]
Airports	28	[124th of 247]
Airports (per $ GDP)	7.9 per billion $ of GDP	[48th of 200]
Airports (per capita)	2.171 per million people	[186th of 234]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m	5	[73rd of 181]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m	6	[51st of 139]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per $ GDP)	1,622.85 per $1 trillion of GDP	[23rd of 150]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita)	0.388 per million people	[122nd of 178]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita)	0.493299 per 1 million people	[79th of 131]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m	2	[82nd of 119]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m	3	[87th of 158]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per $ GDP)	0.974 per $1 billion of GDP	[20th of 141]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita)	0.233 per million people	[120th of 156]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita)	0.164433 per 1 million people	[94th of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > Total	9	[118th of 234]
Airports > With paved runways > Total (per $ GDP)	2.539 per billion $ of GDP	[39th of 179]
Airports > With paved runways > Total (per capita)	0.698 per million people	[186th of 228]
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m	1	[112nd of 129]
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m (per $ GDP)	282.156 per trillion $ of GDP	[30th of 121]
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m (per capita)	0.078 per million people	[103rd of 127]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m	2	[80th of 133]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m	2	[68th of 99]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per $ GDP)	649.14 per $1 trillion of GDP	[36th of 118]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita)	0.155 per million people	[91st of 130]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita)	0.164433 per 1 million people	[69th of 94]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m	14	[57th of 175]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m	14	[52nd of 137]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP)	4,868.549 per $1 trillion of GDP	[32nd of 152]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita)	1.15103 per 1 million people	[73rd of 130]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita)	1.086 per million people	[90th of 170]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total	19	[117th of 204]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per $ GDP)	5,360.958 per trillion $ of GDP	[49th of 165]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per capita)	1.473 per million people	[143rd of 195]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m	3	[139th of 187]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per $ GDP)	564.311 per trillion $ of GDP	[88th of 172]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per capita)	0.233 per million people	[161st of 184]
Driving side of the road > Left or right	Right side
Highways > Paved	798 km	[91st of 113]
Highways > Paved (per capita)	0.07 km per 1,000 people	[107th of 108]
Highways > Total	10,100 km	[73rd of 118]
Highways > Total (per capita)	0.887 km per 1,000 people	[107th of 113]
Highways > Unpaved	9,302 km	[54th of 113]
Highways > Unpaved (per capita)	0.817 km per 1,000 people	[77th of 108]
Motor vehicles	4 motor vehicles per 100 p	[119th of 134]
Ports and harbors	none
Railways	0 km	[43rd of 86]
Railways (per capita)	0 km per 1,000 people	[41st of 75]
Railways > Total	0 km	[165th of 220]
Railways > Total (per $ GDP)	0 km per billion $ of GDP	[152nd of 189]
Railways > Total (per capita)	0 km per million people	[164th of 218]
Roads, paved > % of total roads	25 %	[46th of 163]
Roads, total network > km	14,565 km	[60th of 172]
Roadways > Paved	3,803 km	[42nd of 81]
Roadways > Total	18,550 km	[43rd of 85]
Roadways > Unpaved	14,747 km	[21st of 79]
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international Libya claims about 25,000 sq km in a currently dormant dispute; much of Benin-Niger boundary, including tripoint with Nigeria, remains undemarcated, and ICJ ad hoc judges have been selected to rule on disputed Niger and Mekrou River islands; Lake Chad Commission continues to urge signatories Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria to ratify delimitation treaty over the lake region, which remains the site of armed clashes among local populations and militias
Travel services > % of commercial service exports	35.63 %	[95th of 153]
Travel services > % of commercial service imports	8.93 %	[136th of 153]
Vehicle abundance	0.2 per square km	[129th of 141]
Waterways	300 km	[61st of 165]
Waterways > A note the Niger River is navigable from Niamey to Gaya on the Benin frontier from mid-December through March

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; World standards on users.pandora.be; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 World Bank Global Development Indicators, 2001; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Niger, Republic of Niger, Republique du Niger

Taxation

Average time to clear customs > days	4 days	[14th of 39]
CPIA fiscal policy rating	3	[49th of 75]
Net taxes on products > constant LCU	24500000000
Net taxes on products > current LCU	39200000000
Net taxes on products > current US$	67,446,660 $	[136th of 159]
Net taxes on products > current US$ (per $ GDP)	24.693 $ per $1 billion of GDP	[143rd of 174]
Net taxes on products > current US$ (per capita)	5.168 $ per 1 million people	[148th of 174]
Tax payments > number	44	[54th of 171]
Tax payments > number (per capita)	3.153 per 1 million people	[99th of 170]
Tax rates > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	32.8 %	[14th of 39]
Total tax rate > % of profit	46 %	[86th of 171]

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Niger, Republic of Niger, Republique du Niger

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