Land use hidden — Forest in Liberia
Liberia: Land use hidden — Forest was 75,267 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Forest in Liberia, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — forest in Liberia is 75,267 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Liberia peaked at 85,252 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 75,267 Square kilometres, in 2023.
Liberia ranks 57th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 85,252 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 84,950 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 84,647 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 84,345 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 84,042 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 83,739 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 83,437 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 83,134 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 82,832 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 82,529 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 82,226 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 81,924 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 81,621 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 81,319 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 81,016 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 80,713 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 80,411 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 80,108 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 79,806 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 79,503 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 79,200 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 78,898 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 78,595 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 78,293 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 77,990 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 77,687 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 77,385 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 77,082 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 76,780 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 76,477 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 76,174 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 75,872 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 75,569 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 75,267 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 75,267 Square kilometres is above the median for low income countries, which is 23,449 Square kilometres, 3.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 75,267 Square kilometres is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60,677 Square kilometres, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83,891 Square kilometres | 82,529 Square kilometres | 85,252 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 80,865 Square kilometres | 79,503 Square kilometres | 82,226 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 77,839 Square kilometres | 76,477 Square kilometres | 79,200 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 75,720 Square kilometres | 75,267 Square kilometres | 76,174 Square kilometres | 4 |
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 land use hidden — forest in Liberia?
- Land use hidden — forest in Liberia was 75,267 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 85,252 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,267 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Liberia rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Liberia ranks 57th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata