Liberia vs Rwanda: Agricultural area over the long-term
Liberia
1.94 million hectares
in 2025
Rwanda
2.07 million hectares
in 2025
Liberia rank
119th
Rwanda rank
117th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Liberia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 2.07 million hectares against 1.94 million hectares in Liberia, a difference of 133,800 hectares.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Rwanda ahead.
Liberia ranks 119th and Rwanda ranks 117th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 37,832 hectares | 326,250 hectares | 288,418 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1100s | 39,835 hectares | 384,575 hectares | 344,740 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1200s | 41,945 hectares | 437,427 hectares | 395,482 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1300s | 44,167 hectares | 484,057 hectares | 439,890 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1400s | 46,506 hectares | 523,452 hectares | 476,946 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1500s | 48,969 hectares | 554,175 hectares | 505,206 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1600s | 51,563 hectares | 571,956 hectares | 520,393 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1700s | 54,294 hectares | 575,485 hectares | 521,191 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1710s | 56,067 hectares | 612,934 hectares | 556,867 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1720s | 57,840 hectares | 649,424 hectares | 591,584 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1730s | 59,613 hectares | 684,918 hectares | 625,305 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1740s | 61,386 hectares | 719,374 hectares | 657,988 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1750s | 63,159 hectares | 752,744 hectares | 689,585 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1760s | 64,933 hectares | 784,980 hectares | 720,047 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1770s | 66,706 hectares | 816,023 hectares | 749,317 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1780s | 68,480 hectares | 845,813 hectares | 777,333 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1790s | 70,254 hectares | 874,280 hectares | 804,026 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1800s | 72,027 hectares | 901,344 hectares | 829,317 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1810s | 73,801 hectares | 926,916 hectares | 853,115 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1820s | 75,575 hectares | 950,896 hectares | 875,321 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1830s | 77,350 hectares | 973,165 hectares | 895,815 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1840s | 79,124 hectares | 993,588 hectares | 914,464 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1850s | 80,898 hectares | 1.01 million hectares | 931,102 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1860s | 440,209 hectares | 1.00 million hectares | 562,891 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1870s | 473,577 hectares | 992,882 hectares | 519,305 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1880s | 507,977 hectares | 981,133 hectares | 473,156 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1890s | 542,876 hectares | 997,001 hectares | 454,125 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1900s | 577,434 hectares | 914,420 hectares | 336,986 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1910s | 649,763 hectares | 819,502 hectares | 169,739 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1920s | 717,983 hectares | 761,675 hectares | 43,692 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1930s | 826,257 hectares | 850,837 hectares | 24,580 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1940s | 921,497 hectares | 934,428 hectares | 12,931 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1950s | 1.34 million hectares | 1.17 million hectares | 170,781 hectares | Liberia |
| 1960s | 1.14 million hectares | 1.35 million hectares | 209,240 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 1.14 million hectares | 1.57 million hectares | 437,940 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 1.15 million hectares | 1.80 million hectares | 651,740 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 1.20 million hectares | 1.71 million hectares | 508,455 hectares | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 1.50 million hectares | 1.88 million hectares | 378,378 hectares | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 1.80 million hectares | 1.97 million hectares | 167,718 hectares | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 1.93 million hectares | 2.02 million hectares | 90,982 hectares | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Liberia or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 2.07 million hectares against 1.94 million hectares in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Liberia and Rwanda?
- 133,800 hectares, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Rwanda?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Rwanda rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Liberia ranks 119th and Rwanda ranks 117th 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.