Arable land use per person in Liberia
Liberia: Arable land use per person was 0.091 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Liberia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Liberia is 0.091 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Liberia peaked at 0.3237 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.091 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Liberia 115th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2892 hectares per person | 0.2574 hectares per person | 0.3237 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2231 hectares per person | 0.1981 hectares per person | 0.2495 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1743 hectares per person | 0.1589 hectares per person | 0.1923 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1586 hectares per person | 0.1418 hectares per person | 0.1789 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.123 hectares per person | 0.109 hectares per person | 0.1366 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1088 hectares per person | 0.0991 hectares per person | 0.1184 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0941 hectares per person | 0.091 hectares per person | 0.0971 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Liberia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 4.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.7946 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.3841 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0025 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5485 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Liberia?
- Arable land use per person in Liberia was 0.091 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3237 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.091 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Liberia rank for arable land use per person?
- Liberia ranks 115th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.