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 130th of 232 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.
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
- 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 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 130th out of 232 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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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.