What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Albania and Liberia?

23,138 hectares, with Liberia ahead.

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

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Albania vs Liberia: Cropland extent over the long-term

Albania

676,862 hectares

in 2025

Liberia

700,000 hectares

in 2025

Albania rank

123rd

Liberia rank

121st

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Albania
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 700,000 hectares against 676,862 hectares in Albania, a difference of 23,138 hectares.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 123rd and Liberia ranks 121st of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 36 and Liberia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	103,907 hectares	37,832 hectares	66,076 hectares	Albania
1100s	101,764 hectares	39,835 hectares	61,929 hectares	Albania
1200s	99,423 hectares	41,945 hectares	57,478 hectares	Albania
1300s	96,838 hectares	44,167 hectares	52,672 hectares	Albania
1400s	93,944 hectares	46,506 hectares	47,438 hectares	Albania
1500s	90,642 hectares	48,969 hectares	41,673 hectares	Albania
1600s	86,774 hectares	51,563 hectares	35,211 hectares	Albania
1700s	123,091 hectares	54,294 hectares	68,797 hectares	Albania
1710s	126,941 hectares	56,067 hectares	70,874 hectares	Albania
1720s	130,707 hectares	57,840 hectares	72,867 hectares	Albania
1730s	134,384 hectares	59,613 hectares	74,771 hectares	Albania
1740s	137,969 hectares	61,386 hectares	76,583 hectares	Albania
1750s	141,455 hectares	63,159 hectares	78,296 hectares	Albania
1760s	144,839 hectares	64,933 hectares	79,906 hectares	Albania
1770s	148,115 hectares	66,706 hectares	81,409 hectares	Albania
1780s	151,275 hectares	68,480 hectares	82,795 hectares	Albania
1790s	154,313 hectares	70,254 hectares	84,060 hectares	Albania
1800s	157,220 hectares	72,027 hectares	85,193 hectares	Albania
1810s	159,988 hectares	73,801 hectares	86,187 hectares	Albania
1820s	162,607 hectares	75,575 hectares	87,032 hectares	Albania
1830s	163,619 hectares	77,350 hectares	86,269 hectares	Albania
1840s	171,568 hectares	79,124 hectares	92,444 hectares	Albania
1850s	179,779 hectares	80,898 hectares	98,881 hectares	Albania
1860s	195,760 hectares	89,454 hectares	106,306 hectares	Albania
1870s	211,115 hectares	98,915 hectares	112,200 hectares	Albania
1880s	229,235 hectares	109,377 hectares	119,858 hectares	Albania
1890s	246,487 hectares	120,945 hectares	125,542 hectares	Albania
1900s	266,942 hectares	133,736 hectares	133,206 hectares	Albania
1910s	286,150 hectares	157,437 hectares	128,713 hectares	Albania
1920s	298,805 hectares	183,626 hectares	115,179 hectares	Albania
1930s	304,195 hectares	226,087 hectares	78,108 hectares	Albania
1940s	323,878 hectares	276,107 hectares	47,771 hectares	Albania
1950s	410,485 hectares	523,338 hectares	112,853 hectares	Liberia
1960s	520,170 hectares	578,000 hectares	57,830 hectares	Liberia
1970s	655,400 hectares	572,500 hectares	82,900 hectares	Albania
1980s	710,100 hectares	589,100 hectares	121,000 hectares	Albania
1990s	701,600 hectares	517,000 hectares	184,600 hectares	Albania
2000s	695,000 hectares	618,000 hectares	77,000 hectares	Albania
2010s	696,810 hectares	699,500 hectares	2,690 hectares	Liberia
2020s	683,395 hectares	700,000 hectares	16,605 hectares	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Albania or Liberia?: Liberia, at 700,000 hectares against 676,862 hectares in Albania as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Albania and Liberia?: 23,138 hectares, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Liberia?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Albania and Liberia rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Albania ranks 123rd and Liberia ranks 121st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.