Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Liberia
Liberia: Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 4,529 1000 ha in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Liberia, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Liberia is 4,529 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Liberia peaked at 5,250 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 4,529 1000 ha, in 2022.
Liberia ranks 70th of 224 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Liberia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5,250 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 5,250 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5,250 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 5,224 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 5,217 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 5,189 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 5,144 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 5,118 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 4,888 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 4,781 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 4,747 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 4,744 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 4,594 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 4,593 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 4,597 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 4,592 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 4,591 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 4,589 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 4,567 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 4,561 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 4,561 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 4,558 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 4,545 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 4,545 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 4,548 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 4,547 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 4,560 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 4,558 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 4,545 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 4,541 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 4,529 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 4,529 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,674 1000 ha, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 4,529 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,570 1000 ha, 99% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,205 1000 ha | 5,118 1000 ha | 5,250 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 4,671 1000 ha | 4,589 1000 ha | 4,888 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,555 1000 ha | 4,545 1000 ha | 4,567 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,538 1000 ha | 4,529 1000 ha | 4,545 1000 ha | 3 |
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 tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Liberia?
- Tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Liberia was 4,529 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,250 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,529 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Liberia rank for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc?
- Liberia ranks 70th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.