Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Liberia
Liberia: Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 72.3 % in 2021. ▬ Flat
Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Liberia, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Liberia stood at 72.3 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Liberia peaked at 86.1 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 58.5 %, in 2008.
Liberia ranks 52nd of 158 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.3 % | — |
| 2001 | 64.1 % | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 73.3 % | +14.4% |
| 2003 | 80.2 % | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 86.1 % | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 79.7 % | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 69.4 % | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 61.8 % | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 58.5 % | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 63 % | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 60.3 % | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 63.8 % | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 62.3 % | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 62.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 60.2 % | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 61.6 % | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 65.2 % | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 72.1 % | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 73.3 % | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 74.8 % | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 73 % | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 72.3 % | -1.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 72.3 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 24.3 %, 3.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 72.3 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.5 %, 2.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.14 % | 58.5 % | 86.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.59 % | 60.2 % | 74.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.65 % | 72.3 % | 73 % | 2 |
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 cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Liberia?
- Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Liberia was 72.3 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5 % in 2008.
- How does Liberia rank for cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Liberia ranks 52nd out of 158 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.