Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Liberia
Liberia: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 2.96 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Liberia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 2.96 ha per square kilometre for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.8% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Liberia peaked at 2.96 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4672 ha per square kilometre, in 1994.
That places Liberia 92nd out of 159 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.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Liberia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.08 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.18 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 2.48 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1964 | 2.65 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 2.67 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | -48.2% |
| 1967 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 1.53 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 1.6 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 1.76 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 1.89 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 1.98 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 2.08 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 2.14 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 2.01 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 2.18 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 2.18 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.45 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1984 | 2.4 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 2.4 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 2.42 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 2.45 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 2.42 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 2.62 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 1.82 ha per square kilometre | -30.6% |
| 1991 | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | -37.1% |
| 1992 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6229 ha per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4672 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5191 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7849 ha per square kilometre | +51.2% |
| 1997 | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | +78.8% |
| 1998 | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1999 | 1.6 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 1.49 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 1.66 ha per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 1.97 ha per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2009 | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 2010 | 2.61 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 2.48 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 2.56 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 2.32 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 2.36 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.49 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 2.41 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 2.43 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 2.47 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.54 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 2.52 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.52 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.49 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 2.96 ha per square kilometre | +18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.98 ha per square kilometre | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | 2.67 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | 1.6 ha per square kilometre | 2.14 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.36 ha per square kilometre | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | 2.62 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | 0.4672 ha per square kilometre | 1.82 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 ha per square kilometre | 2.32 ha per square kilometre | 2.61 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.62 ha per square kilometre | 2.49 ha per square kilometre | 2.96 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Liberia?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Liberia was 2.96 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4672 ha per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Liberia rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Liberia ranks 92nd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. 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 Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested 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.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Cereals, primary — Area harvested 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.