What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Gabon and Liberia?

135,000 hectares, with Liberia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Liberia?

51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gabon vs Liberia: Arable and permanent cropland

Gabon

495,000 hectares

in 2011

Liberia

630,000 hectares

in 2011

Gabon rank

41st

Liberia rank

38th

Arable and permanent cropland over time

Gabon
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 630,000 hectares against 495,000 hectares in Gabon, a difference of 135,000 hectares.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.3 times Gabon's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 41st and Liberia ranks 38th of 52 countries.

Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	205,000 hectares	577,444 hectares	372,444 hectares	Liberia
1970s	367,900 hectares	572,500 hectares	204,600 hectares	Liberia
1980s	452,000 hectares	589,100 hectares	137,100 hectares	Liberia
1990s	476,900 hectares	515,000 hectares	38,100 hectares	Liberia
2000s	495,000 hectares	596,000 hectares	101,000 hectares	Liberia
2010s	495,000 hectares	630,000 hectares	135,000 hectares	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable and permanent cropland, Gabon or Liberia?: Liberia, at 630,000 hectares against 495,000 hectares in Gabon as of 2011.
What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Gabon and Liberia?: 135,000 hectares, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Liberia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Gabon and Liberia rank globally for arable and permanent cropland?: Gabon ranks 41st and Liberia ranks 38th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable and permanent cropland (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 58 places, 2,926 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

This land category is the sum of areas under “Arable land” and "Permanent crops”. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under