Arable land (hectares), per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Arable land (hectares), per capita was 0.091 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land (hectares), per capita in Liberia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land (hectares), per capita in Liberia is 0.091 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land (hectares), per capita in Liberia peaked at 0.3237 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.091 hectares per person, in 2023.
Liberia ranks 115th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land (hectares), per capita in Liberia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3237 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3141 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3063 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2963 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2889 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2794 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2724 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2641 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2574 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2495 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2433 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2373 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2311 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.225 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.219 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2132 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2101 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.204 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1981 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1923 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1867 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1834 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1803 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1748 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1696 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1689 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1641 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1635 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1589 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1574 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1789 hectares per person | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1689 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1624 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1628 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1614 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1568 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1533 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1423 hectares per person | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1418 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1366 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1327 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1293 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1282 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1267 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1212 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1146 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.109 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1125 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1192 hectares per person | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1183 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1184 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1143 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1119 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1095 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1073 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1051 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1031 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1011 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0991 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0971 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0951 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0931 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.091 hectares per person | -2.2% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.091 hectares per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1837 hectares per person, 50% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.091 hectares per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1581 hectares per person, 58% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2892 hectares per person | 0.2574 hectares per person | 0.3237 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2231 hectares per person | 0.1981 hectares per person | 0.2495 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1743 hectares per person | 0.1589 hectares per person | 0.1923 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1586 hectares per person | 0.1418 hectares per person | 0.1789 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.123 hectares per person | 0.109 hectares per person | 0.1366 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1088 hectares per person | 0.0991 hectares per person | 0.1184 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0941 hectares per person | 0.091 hectares per person | 0.0971 hectares per person | 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 arable land (hectares), per capita in Liberia?
- Arable land (hectares), per capita in Liberia was 0.091 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land (hectares), per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3237 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land (hectares), per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.091 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Liberia rank for arable land (hectares), per capita?
- Liberia ranks 115th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. 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 Arable land (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.