ASAP Niger factsheet

Niger, a landlocked country with a territory of approximately 1.25 million km², is one of the world's least developed and food-deficit countries, with around 80 per cent of its population living in rural areas. The three regions where this project will be focusing: Maradi, Tahoua and Zinder, are home to more than 60 per cent of Niger's population. In the latest Human Development Index, Niger ranked in last place at 186th, with 75.9 per cent of its population living on less than US$2 per day.