Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Liberia
Liberia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 65.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
65.7%
World rank
23rd
of 219 countries
All-time high
83.2%
in 1990
All-time low
65.7%
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Liberia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 65.7% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Liberia peaked at 83.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 65.7%, in 2025.
Liberia ranks 23rd of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 83.2% | — |
| 2000 | 83.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 79.1% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 73.0% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 67.8% | -7.2% |
| 2025 | 65.7% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.2% | 83.2% | 83.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.2% | 83.2% | 83.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 76.1% | 73.0% | 79.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 65.7% | 67.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 20 Sweden 68.6% compare
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- 24 Cook Islands 65.0% compare
- 25 Republic of Korea 64.3% compare
- 26 Congo 64.0% compare
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- 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -20.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0007 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Liberia?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Liberia was 65.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.7% in 2025.
- How does Liberia rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Liberia ranks 23rd out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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