Cereals, primary — Yield in Liberia
Liberia: Cereals, primary — Yield was 1,112 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Yield in Liberia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 1,112 kg/ha for cereals, primary — yield in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — yield in Liberia peaked at 1,553 kg/ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 509.8 kg/ha, in 1964.
Liberia ranks 154th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Yield in Liberia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 575 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 571.4 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 523 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1964 | 509.8 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 525.3 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 1,060 kg/ha | +101.8% |
| 1967 | 1,060 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,086 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 1,109 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 1,234 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1971 | 1,235 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 1,235 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1,236 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1,234 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 1,199 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 1,225 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 1,243 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 1,258 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 1,239 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 1,234 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1,281 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 1,352 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 1,230 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1984 | 1,287 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 1,252 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 1,236 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 1,262 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1,277 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 1,166 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1990 | 1,029 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1991 | 909.1 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 1992 | 916.7 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1,083 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 1994 | 1,111 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 1,124 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 1,249 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 1,246 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,293 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 1,277 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 1,278 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1,115 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 916.7 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 2003 | 833.3 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 916.7 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 1,290 kg/ha | +40.7% |
| 2006 | 1,262 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 1,449 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 1,553 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 1,184 kg/ha | -23.8% |
| 2010 | 1,179 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,217 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 1,205 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1,206 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,157 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 1,231 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 1,161 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 1,060 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 1,084 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1,128 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 1,148 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1,052 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 1,067 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1,137 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 1,112 kg/ha | -2.2% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 1,112 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,138 kg/ha, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 1,112 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,342 kg/ha, 83% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, primary — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +101.8% | 525.3 kg/ha | 1,060 kg/ha |
| 2005 | +40.7% | 916.7 kg/ha | 1,290 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 779.88 kg/ha | 509.8 kg/ha | 1,109 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,234 kg/ha | 1,199 kg/ha | 1,258 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,258 kg/ha | 1,166 kg/ha | 1,352 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,124 kg/ha | 909.1 kg/ha | 1,293 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,180 kg/ha | 833.3 kg/ha | 1,553 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,163 kg/ha | 1,060 kg/ha | 1,231 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,103 kg/ha | 1,052 kg/ha | 1,148 kg/ha | 5 |
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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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — yield in Liberia?
- Cereals, primary — yield in Liberia was 1,112 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — yield recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,553 kg/ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — yield recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 509.8 kg/ha in 1964.
- How does Liberia rank for cereals, primary — yield?
- Liberia ranks 154th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — yield rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.