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

26,600 hectares, with Estonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia 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.

Estonia vs Liberia: Cropland extent over the long-term

Estonia

726,600 hectares

in 2025

Liberia

700,000 hectares

in 2025

Estonia rank

120th

Liberia rank

121st

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Estonia
Liberia

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 726,600 hectares against 700,000 hectares in Liberia, a difference of 26,600 hectares.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 120th and Liberia ranks 121st of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 39 and Liberia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	107,291 hectares	37,832 hectares	69,460 hectares	Estonia
1100s	109,222 hectares	39,835 hectares	69,387 hectares	Estonia
1200s	110,774 hectares	41,945 hectares	68,829 hectares	Estonia
1300s	111,823 hectares	44,167 hectares	67,656 hectares	Estonia
1400s	112,204 hectares	46,506 hectares	65,698 hectares	Estonia
1500s	111,684 hectares	48,969 hectares	62,715 hectares	Estonia
1600s	109,915 hectares	51,563 hectares	58,352 hectares	Estonia
1700s	106,340 hectares	54,294 hectares	52,046 hectares	Estonia
1710s	122,861 hectares	56,067 hectares	66,794 hectares	Estonia
1720s	141,907 hectares	57,840 hectares	84,067 hectares	Estonia
1730s	163,855 hectares	59,613 hectares	104,242 hectares	Estonia
1740s	189,134 hectares	61,386 hectares	127,748 hectares	Estonia
1750s	218,236 hectares	63,159 hectares	155,077 hectares	Estonia
1760s	251,721 hectares	64,933 hectares	186,788 hectares	Estonia
1770s	290,226 hectares	66,706 hectares	223,520 hectares	Estonia
1780s	334,476 hectares	68,480 hectares	265,996 hectares	Estonia
1790s	385,294 hectares	70,254 hectares	315,040 hectares	Estonia
1800s	443,608 hectares	72,027 hectares	371,581 hectares	Estonia
1810s	510,469 hectares	73,801 hectares	436,668 hectares	Estonia
1820s	575,079 hectares	75,575 hectares	499,504 hectares	Estonia
1830s	647,448 hectares	77,350 hectares	570,098 hectares	Estonia
1840s	728,410 hectares	79,124 hectares	649,286 hectares	Estonia
1850s	818,859 hectares	80,898 hectares	737,961 hectares	Estonia
1860s	919,750 hectares	89,454 hectares	830,296 hectares	Estonia
1870s	939,200 hectares	98,915 hectares	840,285 hectares	Estonia
1880s	958,044 hectares	109,377 hectares	848,667 hectares	Estonia
1890s	976,100 hectares	120,945 hectares	855,155 hectares	Estonia
1900s	993,154 hectares	133,736 hectares	859,418 hectares	Estonia
1910s	1.01 million hectares	157,437 hectares	851,513 hectares	Estonia
1920s	1.04 million hectares	183,626 hectares	851,984 hectares	Estonia
1930s	1.06 million hectares	226,087 hectares	834,693 hectares	Estonia
1940s	1.08 million hectares	276,107 hectares	807,813 hectares	Estonia
1950s	1.14 million hectares	523,338 hectares	614,729 hectares	Estonia
1960s	1.16 million hectares	578,000 hectares	583,462 hectares	Estonia
1970s	1.14 million hectares	572,500 hectares	568,591 hectares	Estonia
1980s	1.14 million hectares	589,100 hectares	547,729 hectares	Estonia
1990s	986,452 hectares	517,000 hectares	469,452 hectares	Estonia
2000s	626,580 hectares	618,000 hectares	8,580 hectares	Estonia
2010s	666,680 hectares	699,500 hectares	32,820 hectares	Liberia
2020s	713,367 hectares	700,000 hectares	13,367 hectares	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Estonia or Liberia?: Estonia, at 726,600 hectares against 700,000 hectares in Liberia as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Estonia and Liberia?: 26,600 hectares, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Liberia?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Liberia rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Estonia ranks 120th 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: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.