China vs Liberia: Agricultural land per capita
China
0.3658 hectares per capita
in 2023
Liberia
0.3501 hectares per capita
in 2023
China rank
109th
Liberia rank
112th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- China
- Liberia
How they compare
China currently reports 0.3658 hectares per capita against 0.3501 hectares per capita in Liberia, a difference of 0.0157 hectares per capita.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Liberia ahead.
China ranks 109th and Liberia ranks 112th of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4916 hectares per capita | 0.8857 hectares per capita | 0.3941 hectares per capita | Liberia |
| 1970s | 0.4416 hectares per capita | 0.6899 hectares per capita | 0.2483 hectares per capita | Liberia |
| 1980s | 0.4416 hectares per capita | 0.5243 hectares per capita | 0.0828 hectares per capita | Liberia |
| 1990s | 0.4282 hectares per capita | 0.5276 hectares per capita | 0.0993 hectares per capita | Liberia |
| 2000s | 0.4024 hectares per capita | 0.4499 hectares per capita | 0.0475 hectares per capita | Liberia |
| 2010s | 0.3771 hectares per capita | 0.3924 hectares per capita | 0.0153 hectares per capita | Liberia |
| 2020s | 0.3652 hectares per capita | 0.3618 hectares per capita | 0.0035 hectares per capita | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, China or Liberia?
- China, at 0.3658 hectares per capita against 0.3501 hectares per capita in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between China and Liberia?
- 0.0157 hectares per capita, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Liberia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Liberia rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- China ranks 109th and Liberia ranks 112th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.