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

28,000 hectares, with Liberia ahead.

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

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.

Liberia vs New Zealand: Cropland extent over the long-term

Liberia

700,000 hectares

in 2025

New Zealand

672,000 hectares

in 2025

Liberia rank

121st

New Zealand rank

124th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Liberia
New Zealand

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 700,000 hectares against 672,000 hectares in New Zealand, a difference of 28,000 hectares.

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

Liberia ranks 121st and New Zealand ranks 124th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 32 and New Zealand in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1000s	37,832 hectares	0 hectares	37,832 hectares	Liberia
1100s	39,835 hectares	0 hectares	39,835 hectares	Liberia
1200s	41,945 hectares	0 hectares	41,945 hectares	Liberia
1300s	44,167 hectares	0 hectares	44,167 hectares	Liberia
1400s	46,506 hectares	0 hectares	46,506 hectares	Liberia
1500s	48,969 hectares	178.95 hectares	48,790 hectares	Liberia
1600s	51,563 hectares	391.44 hectares	51,172 hectares	Liberia
1700s	54,294 hectares	699.01 hectares	53,595 hectares	Liberia
1710s	56,067 hectares	820.2 hectares	55,247 hectares	Liberia
1720s	57,840 hectares	1,015 hectares	56,825 hectares	Liberia
1730s	59,613 hectares	1,256 hectares	58,356 hectares	Liberia
1740s	61,386 hectares	1,555 hectares	59,831 hectares	Liberia
1750s	63,159 hectares	1,924 hectares	61,235 hectares	Liberia
1760s	64,933 hectares	2,382 hectares	62,551 hectares	Liberia
1770s	66,706 hectares	2,947 hectares	63,759 hectares	Liberia
1780s	68,480 hectares	3,648 hectares	64,832 hectares	Liberia
1790s	70,254 hectares	4,515 hectares	65,739 hectares	Liberia
1800s	72,027 hectares	5,587 hectares	66,440 hectares	Liberia
1810s	73,801 hectares	6,915 hectares	66,886 hectares	Liberia
1820s	75,575 hectares	10,085 hectares	65,491 hectares	Liberia
1830s	77,350 hectares	14,707 hectares	62,643 hectares	Liberia
1840s	79,124 hectares	21,447 hectares	57,676 hectares	Liberia
1850s	80,898 hectares	31,278 hectares	49,621 hectares	Liberia
1860s	89,454 hectares	45,613 hectares	43,841 hectares	Liberia
1870s	98,915 hectares	102,235 hectares	3,320 hectares	New Zealand
1880s	109,377 hectares	176,464 hectares	67,087 hectares	New Zealand
1890s	120,945 hectares	311,539 hectares	190,594 hectares	New Zealand
1900s	133,736 hectares	667,548 hectares	533,812 hectares	New Zealand
1910s	157,437 hectares	696,068 hectares	538,631 hectares	New Zealand
1920s	183,626 hectares	725,254 hectares	541,628 hectares	New Zealand
1930s	226,087 hectares	706,774 hectares	480,687 hectares	New Zealand
1940s	276,107 hectares	640,629 hectares	364,522 hectares	New Zealand
1950s	523,338 hectares	479,474 hectares	43,864 hectares	Liberia
1960s	578,000 hectares	406,000 hectares	172,000 hectares	Liberia
1970s	572,500 hectares	417,705 hectares	154,795 hectares	Liberia
1980s	589,100 hectares	466,250 hectares	122,850 hectares	Liberia
1990s	517,000 hectares	438,832 hectares	78,168 hectares	Liberia
2000s	618,000 hectares	483,698 hectares	134,302 hectares	Liberia
2010s	699,500 hectares	588,740 hectares	110,760 hectares	Liberia
2020s	700,000 hectares	646,900 hectares	53,100 hectares	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Liberia or New Zealand?: Liberia, at 700,000 hectares against 672,000 hectares in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Liberia and New Zealand?: 28,000 hectares, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and New Zealand?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Liberia and New Zealand rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Liberia ranks 121st and New Zealand ranks 124th 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.