Share global forest in Liberia
Liberia: Share global forest was 0.1528 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1528
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
67th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.189
in 2000
All-time low
0.1528
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Liberia, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Liberia stood at 0.1528. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Liberia peaked at 0.189 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1528, in 2025.
Liberia ranks 67th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1844 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1848 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1853 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1858 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1862 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1867 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1871 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1876 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1881 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1886 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.189 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1883 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1875 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1868 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.186 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1852 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1845 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1837 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1829 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1822 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1814 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1788 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1762 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1735 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1709 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1683 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.166 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1637 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1614 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1591 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1568 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.156 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1552 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1544 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1536 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.1528 | -0.5% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.1528 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0782, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.1528 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1056, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1865 | 0.1844 | 0.1886 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1856 | 0.1822 | 0.189 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1699 | 0.1591 | 0.1814 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1548 | 0.1528 | 0.1568 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More environment data for Liberia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.262 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2157 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 12.8 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Liberia?
- Share global forest in Liberia was 0.1528 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.189 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1528 in 2025.
- How does Liberia rank for share global forest?
- Liberia ranks 67th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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