Laos vs Liberia: Agricultural area over the long-term
Laos
2.15 million hectares
in 2025
Liberia
1.94 million hectares
in 2025
Laos rank
116th
Liberia rank
119th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Laos
- Liberia
How they compare
Laos currently reports 2.15 million hectares against 1.94 million hectares in Liberia, a difference of 216,450 hectares.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 116th and Liberia ranks 119th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 39 and Liberia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 240,036 hectares | 37,832 hectares | 202,204 hectares | Laos |
| 1100s | 253,278 hectares | 39,835 hectares | 213,443 hectares | Laos |
| 1200s | 263,185 hectares | 41,945 hectares | 221,240 hectares | Laos |
| 1300s | 284,632 hectares | 44,167 hectares | 240,465 hectares | Laos |
| 1400s | 305,196 hectares | 46,506 hectares | 258,690 hectares | Laos |
| 1500s | 324,918 hectares | 48,969 hectares | 275,949 hectares | Laos |
| 1600s | 398,346 hectares | 51,563 hectares | 346,783 hectares | Laos |
| 1700s | 468,555 hectares | 54,294 hectares | 414,261 hectares | Laos |
| 1710s | 466,596 hectares | 56,067 hectares | 410,529 hectares | Laos |
| 1720s | 546,307 hectares | 57,840 hectares | 488,467 hectares | Laos |
| 1730s | 544,592 hectares | 59,613 hectares | 484,979 hectares | Laos |
| 1740s | 542,750 hectares | 61,386 hectares | 481,364 hectares | Laos |
| 1750s | 516,070 hectares | 63,159 hectares | 452,911 hectares | Laos |
| 1760s | 489,648 hectares | 64,933 hectares | 424,715 hectares | Laos |
| 1770s | 487,801 hectares | 66,706 hectares | 421,095 hectares | Laos |
| 1780s | 485,925 hectares | 68,480 hectares | 417,445 hectares | Laos |
| 1790s | 484,029 hectares | 70,254 hectares | 413,776 hectares | Laos |
| 1800s | 481,959 hectares | 72,027 hectares | 409,932 hectares | Laos |
| 1810s | 526,806 hectares | 73,801 hectares | 453,005 hectares | Laos |
| 1820s | 569,361 hectares | 75,575 hectares | 493,786 hectares | Laos |
| 1830s | 713,370 hectares | 77,350 hectares | 636,020 hectares | Laos |
| 1840s | 759,880 hectares | 79,124 hectares | 680,756 hectares | Laos |
| 1850s | 804,460 hectares | 80,898 hectares | 723,562 hectares | Laos |
| 1860s | 809,774 hectares | 440,209 hectares | 369,565 hectares | Laos |
| 1870s | 810,008 hectares | 473,577 hectares | 336,431 hectares | Laos |
| 1880s | 845,835 hectares | 507,977 hectares | 337,858 hectares | Laos |
| 1890s | 892,916 hectares | 542,876 hectares | 350,040 hectares | Laos |
| 1900s | 940,064 hectares | 577,434 hectares | 362,630 hectares | Laos |
| 1910s | 918,009 hectares | 649,763 hectares | 268,246 hectares | Laos |
| 1920s | 946,444 hectares | 717,983 hectares | 228,461 hectares | Laos |
| 1930s | 1.01 million hectares | 826,257 hectares | 186,523 hectares | Laos |
| 1940s | 1.23 million hectares | 921,497 hectares | 310,473 hectares | Laos |
| 1950s | 1.31 million hectares | 1.34 million hectares | 27,949 hectares | Liberia |
| 1960s | 1.49 million hectares | 1.14 million hectares | 349,440 hectares | Laos |
| 1970s | 1.55 million hectares | 1.14 million hectares | 413,640 hectares | Laos |
| 1980s | 1.63 million hectares | 1.15 million hectares | 476,840 hectares | Laos |
| 1990s | 1.70 million hectares | 1.20 million hectares | 503,655 hectares | Laos |
| 2000s | 1.97 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | 469,978 hectares | Laos |
| 2010s | 2.31 million hectares | 1.80 million hectares | 512,264 hectares | Laos |
| 2020s | 2.19 million hectares | 1.93 million hectares | 264,910 hectares | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Laos or Liberia?
- Laos, at 2.15 million hectares against 1.94 million hectares in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Laos and Liberia?
- 216,450 hectares, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Liberia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Liberia rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Laos ranks 116th and Liberia ranks 119th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.