Economy, jobs and prices in Diffa, Niger: official figures
13.8% of women aged 15 to 49 in Diffa were working at the time of the 2021 survey, against 72.7% of men; 3rd lowest of the 8 regions for women.
How much millet does Diffa grow?
Farmers in Diffa harvested 33,476 tonnes of millet, Niger's staple grain, in 2024, about 38 kg per resident, 3rd lowest of the 8 regions (Niger: 146 kg); the yield was 363 kg per hectare (Niger: 564), against 323 in 2023.
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyHow many cattle are there in Diffa?
Livestock estimates put Diffa's cattle herd at 1.94 million head in 2024, 223 for every 100 residents (Niger: 20.38 million head, 77 per 100 people).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyDo people in Diffa have drinking water nearby?
The water ministry put geographic coverage of drinking-water points in Diffa at 71.0% in 2024, 2nd lowest of the 8 regions (Niger: 74.2%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyDo villages in Diffa have clean water?
In rural Diffa, the theoretical access rate to drinking water (people that existing water points can serve) was 57.6% in 2023, 3rd highest of the 7 regions outside Niamey (rural Niger: 49.9%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyHow many paved roads does Diffa have?
Diffa had 430 km of paved road in 2024 out of 1,263 km of classified roads and tracks (Niger: 5,807 km paved, provisional figures).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyCan people in rural Diffa reach a road all year?
24.2% of Diffa's rural population lived within 2 km of an all-season road in 2024 (rural accessibility index, provisional), the lowest of the 8 regions (Niger: 37.2%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyHow Diffa compares with other regions
Millet harvested per resident (kg) (2024)
Diffa ranks 6 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Millet harvested per resident (kg) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Maradi | 180 kg |
| 3 | Tahoua | 162 kg |
| 4 | Tillabéri | 138 kg |
| 5 | Zinder | 131 kg |
| 6 | Diffa | 38 kg |
| 7 | Niamey | 6 kg |
| 8 | Agadez | 0 kg |
Geographic coverage of drinking-water points (2024)
Diffa ranks 7 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Geographic coverage of drinking-water points |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Maradi | 82.3% |
| 3 | Tillabéri | 75.9% |
| 4 | Tahoua | 74.0% |
| 5 | Niamey | 71.7% |
| 6 | Agadez | 71.3% |
| 7 | Diffa | 71.0% |
| 8 | Zinder | 63.6% |
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Sources
- Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger: Annuaire statistique 2020-2024 (Statistical Yearbook, edition 2025): Tables 07.01, 08.01 (population projections), 11.03 (poverty), 12.02-12.04 (health), 14.14 (BEPC), 21.02 (millet), 22.01 (livestock), 25.02 (water), 28.16 and 28.20 (roads), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c7e47842c0e2…)
- Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger (with Utica International): Enquête Nationale sur la Fécondité et la Mortalité des Enfants de moins de cinq ans (ENAFEME) 2021, final report: regional rows of Tables 2.6, 2.11, 2.13, 3.3, 3.6, 5.2, 7.4, 8.5, 9.3, 11.3 and 13.7, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7d40b59f5faa…)
- Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger: Tableau de bord social N°9 (Social Dashboard, May 2025): Tables 11, 24, 30 and 37 by region, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7342fb1c24dd…)
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