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shortage.life · session_log · 2026-05-17 14:32 UTCPID 47023 · ttyS0 · uptime 312d

// node

shortage.life
v0.3 · brussels · build f3a2c81
● online · 47/47 sources · 312ms

// $_ exec

$ shortage country get NER
> stress_index: 0.78 CRITICAL
> 1 events · 1 scenarios
> refreshed 2026-05-17

// readout · live

BRENT     $84.27 ▲
TTF       €31.50 ▼
OPEC_SP   3.8 mb/d ●
SPR_US    372.4 Mb
FAO_FFPI  121.4 ▲
auto-refresh 60slatency 312msbuild 0.3.0commit f3a2c81UTC 00:00:00
$_TICKER
BRENT$84.27▲0.50%WTI$80.15▲0.39%TTF€31.50▼3.67%NBP72.4p▼1.50%HH$2.84▲1.43%SPR_US372.4 Mb18.7dEU_GAS78.3%▲0.4ppOPEC_SPARE3.8 mb/d▼0.3FAO_FFPI121.4▲0.8WHT.SRW$6.42/bu▲1.84%RIC.THAI$612/t▲0.32%UREA$378/t▲2.71%LITH$13,820/t▼0.84%COBL$31,400/t—CU$9,820/t▲0.65%NI$17,420/t▼1.10%BRENT$84.27▲0.50%WTI$80.15▲0.39%TTF€31.50▼3.67%NBP72.4p▼1.50%HH$2.84▲1.43%SPR_US372.4 Mb18.7dEU_GAS78.3%▲0.4ppOPEC_SPARE3.8 mb/d▼0.3FAO_FFPI121.4▲0.8WHT.SRW$6.42/bu▲1.84%RIC.THAI$612/t▲0.32%UREA$378/t▲2.71%LITH$13,820/t▼0.84%COBL$31,400/t—CU$9,820/t▲0.65%NI$17,420/t▼1.10%
~/countries/NER·region: West Africa·tier: monitored·methodology: v3.2cite · /api/v1/countries/NER

Niger / NER

ISO NERNE│capital: Niamey│region: West Africa│population: 26.2M
CRITICAL
STRESS INDEX · v3.20.78

[ 01 ]$_STRESS INDEX · v3.2 composite

COMPOSITE · 0–1 SCALE0.78

The v3.2 stress index is a six-axis composite of energy and food exposure, geopolitical pressure, fiscal headroom, demography and supply concentration, normalised to a 0–1 scale.

stress index · 18-month history0–1 composite

[ 02 ]$_MACRO · economy and territory

NOMINAL GDP$17 bn
GDP PER CAPITA$650
AREA1,267,000 km²
POPULATION26.2M
INFLATION · 20265%
INFLATION FORECAST · 20274.5%
CURRENCY DEPR. · 1Y2%
PUBLIC DEBT / GDP52%
UNEMPLOYMENT1%
ELECTRICITY ACCESS19%
electricity generation mix · %
  • Fossil30 30.0%
  • Nuclear0 0.0%
  • Renewables70 70.0%
inflation · 2022–2027%

[ 03 ]$_ENERGY PROFILE · production and consumption

OIL PRODUCTION0.1 mb/d
OIL CONSUMPTION0.02 mb/d
GAS PRODUCTION0 bcm
GAS CONSUMPTION0 bcm
POSTUREnet exporter
IMPORT DEPENDENCYnet surplus 50%

[ 04 ]$_FOOD POSTURE · cereals

CEREAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY80%
POSTUREnet importer
key commodities:
oiluraniumwheat

[ 05 ]$_RESILIENCE · oil cover

OIL STOCK COVER20days

[ 06 ]$_COUNTRY BRIEF · shortage posture

Niger produces oil and is a significant uranium supplier, and a new pipeline to Benin has opened crude exports. Yet it is one of the world's poorest countries, a landlocked Sahel state facing jihadist insurgency, political upheaval after a 2023 coup, and recurrent drought across the Sahel.

[ 07 ]$_VULNERABILITIES · pressure points

[ 08 ]$_WATER · drought & lake levels

WATER STRESSextreme
DROUGHTsevere

Niger faces extreme Sahel drought, and Lake Chad on its border has shrunk dramatically.

MAJOR LAKES & RESERVOIRS
  • Lake Chad (shared)low

[ 09 ]$_EVENTS · tagged register

1 events recorded
2025-09-30MILSahel conflict disrupts fuel and food convoysOCHA Sahel

[ 10 ]$_SCENARIOS · with exposure

// SAHEL-2026

Sahel instability disrupts fuel and food supply.

prob 0.56
severity 4.0 / 5 · revision 2026-05-09elevated · 4 Sahel economies · fuel + food + transit
open scenario →

[ 11 ]$_STRATEGIC RESERVES · by stock type

STOCK TYPERESERVEDAYS COVERSTATUS
Crude · Agadem field and export pipelineA new pipeline to Benin has opened crude exports from the Agadem field.developing20daysWATCH
Uranium · productionNiger is a significant uranium producer, a notable share of global supply.significant—STABLE
Grain · commercial and aid stocksDrought and insecurity recurrently push the Sahel population into food stress.low40daysWATCH

[ 12 ]$_CORPORATE FAILURES · Q1 2026

Q1 2026 FILINGS130
YEAR-ON-YEAR▲ +23%
RANK · WORLD#149
AgricultureUraniumOil
$ curl -s https://api.shortage.life/v1/countries/NER | jq '.stress'
> 0.78
endpoint: /api/v1/countries/NER·MCP: get-country-profile(iso=NER)·license: CC-BY-4.0