Cropland — Area per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.13 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Liberia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Liberia stood at 0.13 ha/cap. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Liberia peaked at 0.5 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.13 ha/cap, in 2021.
Liberia ranks 140th of 250 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Liberia, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.49 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.47 ha/cap | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.46 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.45 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.43 ha/cap | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 0.42 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.41 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.39 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.38 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.37 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.36 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.35 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.34 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.33 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.33 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.31 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.22 ha/cap | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.26 ha/cap | +18.2% |
| 1992 | 0.24 ha/cap | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.23 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.18 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.17 ha/cap | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.16 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.17 ha/cap | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.16 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.14 ha/cap | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.13 ha/cap | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.13 ha/cap is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.21 ha/cap, 62% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.13 ha/cap is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2 ha/cap, 65% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4478 ha/cap | 0.4 ha/cap | 0.5 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.348 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 0.39 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.268 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.227 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.186 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.153 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.132 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More environment data for Liberia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.42 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2003)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.261 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Liberia?
- Cropland — area per capita in Liberia was 0.13 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 ha/cap in 2021.
- How does Liberia rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Liberia ranks 140th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.