Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Liberia
Liberia: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre was 19.97 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
19.97 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
150th
of 209 countries
All-time high
19.97 hectares per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
11.04 hectares per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Liberia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Liberia is 19.97 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Liberia peaked at 19.97 hectares per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.04 hectares per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Liberia 150th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Liberia, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.91 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 11.88 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 11.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 11.85 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 11.85 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 11.82 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 11.82 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 11.8 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 11.8 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 11.78 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 11.78 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 11.78 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 11.78 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 11.78 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 11.78 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 11.78 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 11.83 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 11.83 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 11.83 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 11.83 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 11.83 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 11.87 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 11.93 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 11.94 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 11.96 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 12.05 hectares per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 12.11 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 12.08 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 12.08 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 11.04 hectares per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1991 | 11.36 hectares per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 11.67 hectares per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 11.98 hectares per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 12.29 hectares per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 12.61 hectares per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 12.93 hectares per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 13.24 hectares per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 13.57 hectares per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 13.88 hectares per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 14.19 hectares per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 14.51 hectares per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 14.82 hectares per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 15.14 hectares per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 15.45 hectares per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 15.76 hectares per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 16.07 hectares per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 16.37 hectares per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 16.69 hectares per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 17 hectares per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 17.31 hectares per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 17.61 hectares per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 17.93 hectares per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 18.24 hectares per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 18.55 hectares per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 18.86 hectares per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 19.17 hectares per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 19.48 hectares per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 19.8 hectares per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 19.97 hectares per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 19.97 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.97 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.97 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.97 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.85 hectares per square kilometre | 11.8 hectares per square kilometre | 11.91 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.8 hectares per square kilometre | 11.78 hectares per square kilometre | 11.83 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.97 hectares per square kilometre | 11.83 hectares per square kilometre | 12.11 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.46 hectares per square kilometre | 11.04 hectares per square kilometre | 13.88 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.6 hectares per square kilometre | 14.19 hectares per square kilometre | 17 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.69 hectares per square kilometre | 17.31 hectares per square kilometre | 19.97 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.97 hectares per square kilometre | 19.97 hectares per square kilometre | 19.97 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 147 Cameroon 20.94 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 148 Antigua and Barbuda 20.45 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 149 Nauru 20 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 151 Myanmar 19.91 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 152 Maldives 19.8 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 153 Cape Verde 19.6 hectares per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Liberia
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4392 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 63.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Liberia?
- Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Liberia was 19.97 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.97 hectares per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.04 hectares per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Liberia rank for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
- Liberia ranks 150th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per square kilometre rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.