Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was -0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Liberia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Liberia is -0.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Liberia peaked at 0.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -1.7%, in 2015.
That places Liberia 199th out of 227 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.4% | -0.5% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.5% | -1.7% | -0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8% | -1.6% | -0.6% | 6 |
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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 annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Liberia?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Liberia was -0.6% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.7% in 2015.
- How does Liberia rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Liberia ranks 199th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.