Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Liberia
Liberia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
96th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Liberia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Liberia stood at 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Liberia peaked at 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Liberia 96th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Liberia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0062 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0074 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre, 43% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre, 45% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 93 Ukraine 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 94 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Bulgaria 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 97 Czechia 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 98 Nepal 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 99 Italy 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.4399 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Liberia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Liberia was 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Liberia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Liberia ranks 96th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.