Ethiopia vs Liberia: Agricultural land use per person
Ethiopia
0.3108 hectares per person
in 2025
Liberia
0.2903 hectares per person
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
116th
Liberia rank
118th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Ethiopia
- Liberia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.3108 hectares per person against 0.2903 hectares per person in Liberia, a difference of 0.0205 hectares per person.
That makes Ethiopia'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 Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 116th and Liberia ranks 118th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 29 and Liberia in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.5188 hectares per person | 0.9822 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1100s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.519 hectares per person | 0.982 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1200s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.5191 hectares per person | 0.9818 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1300s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.5193 hectares per person | 0.9817 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1400s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.5195 hectares per person | 0.9815 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1500s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.5196 hectares per person | 0.9814 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1600s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.5198 hectares per person | 0.9812 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1700s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.52 hectares per person | 0.981 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1710s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.52 hectares per person | 0.981 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1720s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.52 hectares per person | 0.981 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1730s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.52 hectares per person | 0.981 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1740s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.52 hectares per person | 0.981 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1750s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.52 hectares per person | 0.9809 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1760s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.5201 hectares per person | 0.9809 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1770s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.5201 hectares per person | 0.9809 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1780s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.5201 hectares per person | 0.9809 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1790s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.5201 hectares per person | 0.9809 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1800s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.5201 hectares per person | 0.9809 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1810s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.5201 hectares per person | 0.9808 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1820s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.5202 hectares per person | 0.9808 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1830s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.5202 hectares per person | 0.9808 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1840s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.5202 hectares per person | 0.9808 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1850s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.5202 hectares per person | 0.9808 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1860s | 1.5 hectares per person | 2.56 hectares per person | 1.06 hectares per person | Liberia |
| 1870s | 1.5 hectares per person | 2.49 hectares per person | 0.9898 hectares per person | Liberia |
| 1880s | 1.5 hectares per person | 2.42 hectares per person | 0.9153 hectares per person | Liberia |
| 1890s | 1.5 hectares per person | 2.34 hectares per person | 0.8343 hectares per person | Liberia |
| 1900s | 1.5 hectares per person | 2.25 hectares per person | 0.7455 hectares per person | Liberia |
| 1910s | 1.5 hectares per person | 2.15 hectares per person | 0.6464 hectares per person | Liberia |
| 1920s | 1.5 hectares per person | 2.03 hectares per person | 0.5335 hectares per person | Liberia |
| 1930s | 1.5 hectares per person | 1.9 hectares per person | 0.4006 hectares per person | Liberia |
| 1940s | 1.5 hectares per person | 1.74 hectares per person | 0.2357 hectares per person | Liberia |
| 1950s | 1.46 hectares per person | 1.34 hectares per person | 0.1152 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 1.36 hectares per person | 0.9225 hectares per person | 0.4395 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 1.1 hectares per person | 0.7106 hectares per person | 0.3913 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.8403 hectares per person | 0.5496 hectares per person | 0.2907 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.5557 hectares per person | 0.5455 hectares per person | 0.0102 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.4346 hectares per person | 0.4585 hectares per person | 0.0238 hectares per person | Liberia |
| 2010s | 0.3766 hectares per person | 0.3786 hectares per person | 0.002 hectares per person | Liberia |
| 2020s | 0.3256 hectares per person | 0.3112 hectares per person | 0.0144 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Ethiopia or Liberia?
- Ethiopia, at 0.3108 hectares per person against 0.2903 hectares per person in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Ethiopia and Liberia?
- 0.0205 hectares per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Liberia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Liberia rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Ethiopia ranks 116th and Liberia ranks 118th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.