Agriculture — Area in Liberia
Liberia: Agriculture — Area was 1,936 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture — Area in Liberia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area in Liberia is 1,936 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in Liberia peaked at 1,936 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,064 1000 ha, in 1990.
Liberia ranks 126th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,141 1000 ha | 1,137 1000 ha | 1,147 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,136 1000 ha | 1,135 1000 ha | 1,140 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,153 1000 ha | 1,140 1000 ha | 1,167 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,200 1000 ha | 1,064 1000 ha | 1,337 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,503 1000 ha | 1,367 1000 ha | 1,637 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,800 1000 ha | 1,667 1000 ha | 1,925 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,932 1000 ha | 1,927 1000 ha | 1,936 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More environment data for Liberia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.42 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,505 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 12.7 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 63.18 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,223 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 10.99 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 212.85 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 25.83 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 500 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area in Liberia?
- Agriculture — area in Liberia was 1,936 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,936 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,064 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Liberia rank for agriculture — area?
- Liberia ranks 126th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.