Liberia vs United States: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Liberia
50,316 hectares
in 2024
United States
47,201 hectares
in 2024
Liberia rank
29th
United States rank
30th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

  • Liberia
  • United States
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 50,316 hectares against 47,201 hectares in United States, a difference of 3,115 hectares.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was United States ahead.

Liberia ranks 29th and United States ranks 30th of 187 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit
hectares
Source
Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.