Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Liberia
Liberia: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 74,970 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Liberia, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 74,970 Square kilometres for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest 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 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Liberia peaked at 85,240 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 74,970 Square kilometres, in 2023.
Liberia ranks 53rd of 189 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 — Naturally regenerating forest in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 85,240 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 84,929 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 84,618 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 84,307 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 83,996 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 83,684 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 83,373 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 83,062 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 82,751 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 82,440 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 82,128 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 81,817 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 81,506 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 81,195 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 80,884 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 80,572 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 80,261 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 79,950 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 79,639 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 79,327 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 79,016 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 78,705 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 78,394 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 78,083 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 77,771 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 77,460 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 77,149 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 76,838 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 76,527 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 76,215 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 75,904 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 75,593 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 75,282 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 74,970 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 74,970 Square kilometres is above the median for low income countries, which is 22,493 Square kilometres, 3.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 74,970 Square kilometres is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59,417 Square kilometres, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83,840 Square kilometres | 82,440 Square kilometres | 85,240 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 80,728 Square kilometres | 79,327 Square kilometres | 82,128 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 77,616 Square kilometres | 76,215 Square kilometres | 79,016 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 75,437 Square kilometres | 74,970 Square kilometres | 75,904 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 — naturally regenerating forest in Liberia?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Liberia was 74,970 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 85,240 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,970 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Liberia rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Liberia ranks 53rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 — Naturally regenerating 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