Dominican Republic vs Liberia: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Dominican Republic
- Liberia
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 10.3% against 9.5% in Liberia, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 19th and Liberia ranks 22nd of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.5% | -0.4% | 10.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 7.3% | 1.5% | 5.9% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | -2.2% | 4.0% | 6.2% | Liberia |
| 2000s | -7.6% | 25.4% | 32.9% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 19.9% | 17.0% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 12.4% | 1.5% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Dominican Republic or Liberia?
- Dominican Republic, at 10.3% against 9.5% in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Dominican Republic and Liberia?
- 0.8%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Liberia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and Liberia rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Dominican Republic ranks 19th and Liberia ranks 22nd of 225 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 Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.