Which has higher cropland and pasture per person, Liberia or Somalia?

Somalia, at 0.1305 against 0.1267 in Liberia as of 2010.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland and pasture per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Liberia vs Somalia: Cropland and pasture per person

Liberia

0.1267

in 2010

Somalia

0.1305

in 2010

Liberia rank

103rd

Somalia rank

100th

Cropland and pasture per person over time

Liberia
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.1305 against 0.1267 in Liberia, a difference of 0.0038.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 103rd and Somalia ranks 100th of 178 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 18 and Somalia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1800s	0.2716	0.054	0.2176	Liberia
1810s	0.2731	0.0598	0.2133	Liberia
1820s	0.2702	0.0655	0.2047	Liberia
1830s	0.2573	0.0763	0.181	Liberia
1840s	0.2398	0.0854	0.1544	Liberia
1850s	0.2225	0.0949	0.1277	Liberia
1860s	0.2056	0.1049	0.1007	Liberia
1870s	0.1917	0.1163	0.0754	Liberia
1880s	0.1783	0.1285	0.0497	Liberia
1890s	0.1664	0.1414	0.025	Liberia
1900s	0.1547	0.1565	0.0018	Somalia
1910s	0.145	0.1726	0.0276	Somalia
1920s	0.1832	0.1973	0.0142	Somalia
1930s	0.2342	0.2258	0.0084	Liberia
1940s	0.2955	0.2577	0.0378	Liberia
1950s	0.3691	0.292	0.0771	Liberia
1960s	0.3833	0.3301	0.0532	Liberia
1970s	0.3024	0.2793	0.0231	Liberia
1980s	0.2252	0.1612	0.064	Liberia
1990s	0.2157	0.1419	0.0739	Liberia
2000s	0.1646	0.147	0.0176	Liberia
2010s	0.1267	0.1305	0.0038	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland and pasture per person, Liberia or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0.1305 against 0.1267 in Liberia as of 2010.
What is the difference in cropland and pasture per person between Liberia and Somalia?: 0.0038, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Somalia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2010.
How do Liberia and Somalia rank globally for cropland and pasture per person?: Liberia ranks 103rd and Somalia ranks 100th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland and pasture per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland and pasture per person
Source: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 178 places, 3,796 data points, 1800–2010
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Pasture – land used for livestock grazing – and cropland are measured in hectares per person. The sum of pasture and cropland is the total land used for agriculture.