Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Liberia
Liberia: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade was 9.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Liberia, 1971–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Liberia is 9.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and down 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Liberia peaked at 28.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -6.7%, in 1990.
That places Liberia 22nd out of 225 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -1.0% | — |
| 1972 | -0.9% | -16.5% |
| 1973 | -0.9% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | -0.6% | -29.8% |
| 1975 | -0.6% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | -0.4% | -42.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -125.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | +200.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | +67.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | +80.0% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | +55.6% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 2.3% | +52.9% |
| 1987 | 2.4% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | -6.7% | -416.7% |
| 1991 | -4.0% | -39.8% |
| 1992 | -1.7% | -56.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -126.2% |
| 1994 | 3.0% | +555.6% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | +82.6% |
| 1996 | 7.3% | +33.6% |
| 1997 | 9.3% | +28.1% |
| 1998 | 12.3% | +31.9% |
| 1999 | 14.9% | +21.0% |
| 2000 | 28.5% | +91.9% |
| 2001 | 27.7% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 27.0% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 26.3% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | -16.7% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 9.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6%, 15.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 9.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9%, 10.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +555.6% | 0.5% | 3.0% |
| 1990 | -416.7% | 2.1% | -6.7% |
| 1978 | +200.5% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 1993 | +126.2% | -1.7% | 0.5% |
| 1977 | +125.0% | -0.4% | 0.1% |
| 2000 | +91.9% | 14.9% | 28.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.4% | -1.0% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 0.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.0% | -6.7% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 22.5% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 17.5% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 9.5% | 15.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
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 is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Liberia?
- Is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Liberia was 9.5% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.7% in 1990.
- How does Liberia rank for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Liberia ranks 22nd out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.