Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.3378 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Liberia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Liberia is 0.3378 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Liberia peaked at 1.01 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.3378 hectares per person, in 2025.
Liberia ranks 100th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Liberia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.01 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.982 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.9563 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.9327 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.9071 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.8843 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.8598 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.8383 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.8157 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.7952 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.7737 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.7545 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7356 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.7166 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6977 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6791 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6609 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.6454 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6268 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6086 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5908 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5736 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5593 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5452 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.529 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5141 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5028 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4908 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4756 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4622 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4784 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5592 hectares per person | +16.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5423 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5355 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5507 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5599 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5578 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5286 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4894 hectares per person | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4737 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4669 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4634 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4613 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4673 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4714 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4598 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4434 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4299 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4206 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4152 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4107 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4019 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3948 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3929 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3914 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3898 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3883 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.387 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3856 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3813 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3734 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3656 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3579 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3513 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3443 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3378 hectares per person | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8978 hectares per person | 0.7952 hectares per person | 1.01 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6899 hectares per person | 0.6086 hectares per person | 0.7737 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5243 hectares per person | 0.4622 hectares per person | 0.5908 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5276 hectares per person | 0.4737 hectares per person | 0.5599 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4499 hectares per person | 0.4152 hectares per person | 0.4714 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3924 hectares per person | 0.3813 hectares per person | 0.4107 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3551 hectares per person | 0.3378 hectares per person | 0.3734 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Liberia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1221 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.1671 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3265 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 298.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8615 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Liberia?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Liberia was 0.3378 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3378 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Liberia rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Liberia ranks 100th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.