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

179,000 hectares, with Namibia ahead.

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

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.

Liberia vs Namibia: Arable and permanent cropland

Liberia

630,000 hectares

in 2011

Namibia

809,000 hectares

in 2011

Liberia rank

38th

Namibia rank

36th

Arable and permanent cropland over time

Liberia
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 809,000 hectares against 630,000 hectares in Liberia, a difference of 179,000 hectares.

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

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

Liberia ranks 38th and Namibia ranks 36th of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	577,444 hectares	645,667 hectares	68,222 hectares	Namibia
1970s	572,500 hectares	653,800 hectares	81,300 hectares	Namibia
1980s	589,100 hectares	660,500 hectares	71,400 hectares	Namibia
1990s	515,000 hectares	753,600 hectares	238,600 hectares	Namibia
2000s	596,000 hectares	816,400 hectares	220,400 hectares	Namibia
2010s	630,000 hectares	809,000 hectares	179,000 hectares	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable and permanent cropland, Liberia or Namibia?: Namibia, at 809,000 hectares against 630,000 hectares in Liberia as of 2011.
What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Liberia and Namibia?: 179,000 hectares, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Namibia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Liberia and Namibia rank globally for arable and permanent cropland?: Liberia ranks 38th and Namibia ranks 36th 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: 07 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