Land use for palm oil production in Liberia
Liberia: Land use for palm oil production was 19,512 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19,512 hectares
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
31st
of 44 countries
All-time high
19,512 hectares
in 2024
All-time low
8,000 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Land use for palm oil production in Liberia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 19,512 hectares for land use for palm oil production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use for palm oil production in Liberia peaked at 19,512 hectares in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,000 hectares, in 1990.
Liberia ranks 31st of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land use for palm oil production in Liberia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 11,000 hectares | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 12,000 hectares | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 13,000 hectares | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 13,500 hectares | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 14,000 hectares | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 14,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 14,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 12,500 hectares | -10.7% |
| 1970 | 13,000 hectares | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 18,000 hectares | +38.5% |
| 1972 | 15,000 hectares | -16.7% |
| 1973 | 14,000 hectares | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 17,000 hectares | +21.4% |
| 1975 | 18,000 hectares | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 17,000 hectares | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 14,000 hectares | -17.6% |
| 1978 | 12,500 hectares | -10.7% |
| 1979 | 11,000 hectares | -12.0% |
| 1980 | 11,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 10,000 hectares | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 11,000 hectares | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 11,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 11,500 hectares | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 11,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 10,000 hectares | -13.0% |
| 1987 | 9,500 hectares | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 9,000 hectares | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 8,500 hectares | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 8,000 hectares | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 11,900 hectares | +48.8% |
| 1992 | 11,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 11,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 11,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 11,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 11,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 16,200 hectares | +36.1% |
| 1998 | 16,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 16,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 16,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17,000 hectares | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 17,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17,661 hectares | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 17,629 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 17,674 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 17,728 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 17,686 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 18,338 hectares | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 19,052 hectares | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 19,161 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 19,323 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 19,407 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 19,512 hectares | +0.5% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 19,512 hectares is above the median for low income countries, which is 9,206 hectares, 2.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 19,512 hectares is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18,156 hectares, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use for palm oil production in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +48.8% | 8,000 hectares | 11,900 hectares |
| 1971 | +38.5% | 13,000 hectares | 18,000 hectares |
| 1997 | +36.1% | 11,900 hectares | 16,200 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,667 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 14,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 14,950 hectares | 11,000 hectares | 18,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,300 hectares | 8,500 hectares | 11,500 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,800 hectares | 8,000 hectares | 16,200 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,600 hectares | 16,200 hectares | 17,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,472 hectares | 17,000 hectares | 18,338 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,291 hectares | 19,052 hectares | 19,512 hectares | 5 |
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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 for palm oil production in Liberia?
- Land use for palm oil production in Liberia was 19,512 hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use for palm oil production recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 19,512 hectares in 2024.
- What is the lowest land use for palm oil production recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,000 hectares in 1990.
- How does Liberia rank for land use for palm oil production?
- Liberia ranks 31st out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use for palm oil production rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use for palm oil production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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