Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Liberia
Liberia: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 25.83 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Liberia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 25.83 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Liberia peaked at 34.37 % in 1988 and was at its lowest, 25.36 %, in 2007.
That places Liberia 129th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.64 % | 32.37 % | 32.96 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 32.34 % | 32.25 % | 32.55 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.28 % | 32.55 % | 34.37 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.09 % | 28.11 % | 32.9 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.32 % | 25.36 % | 29.26 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.71 % | 25.97 % | 29.47 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.89 % | 25.83 % | 25.94 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Liberia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.42 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 478 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 22 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 241 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 194 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 2,877 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 2,061 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 1,906 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Liberia?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Liberia was 25.83 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.37 % in 1988.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.36 % in 2007.
- How does Liberia rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Liberia ranks 129th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.