Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.2268 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Liberia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Liberia stood at 0.2268 tonnes per person. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.1% on the previous year and up 109.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Liberia peaked at 0.2268 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0257 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Liberia ranks 62nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Liberia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0257 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0276 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1963 | 0.035 tonnes per person | +27.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0405 tonnes per person | +15.7% |
| 1965 | 0.031 tonnes per person | -23.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0423 tonnes per person | +36.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0331 tonnes per person | -21.7% |
| 1968 | 0.038 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0259 tonnes per person | -31.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0409 tonnes per person | +58.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0439 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0357 tonnes per person | -18.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0366 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0283 tonnes per person | -22.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0269 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0297 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0408 tonnes per person | +37.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0456 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0545 tonnes per person | +19.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0544 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0589 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0587 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0503 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0548 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0482 tonnes per person | -12.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0528 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0437 tonnes per person | -17.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0429 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0628 tonnes per person | +46.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0324 tonnes per person | -48.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0884 tonnes per person | +173.1% |
| 1992 | 0.069 tonnes per person | -22.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0835 tonnes per person | +21.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0614 tonnes per person | -26.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0913 tonnes per person | +48.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0959 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0804 tonnes per person | -16.1% |
| 1998 | 0.091 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0638 tonnes per person | -29.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0912 tonnes per person | +42.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0614 tonnes per person | -32.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0691 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0805 tonnes per person | +16.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0896 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0997 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1063 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0785 tonnes per person | -26.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0649 tonnes per person | -17.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0824 tonnes per person | +27.0% |
| 2010 | 0.139 tonnes per person | +68.6% |
| 2011 | 0.072 tonnes per person | -48.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1031 tonnes per person | +43.2% |
| 2013 | 0.108 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1205 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1088 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0982 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1553 tonnes per person | +58.1% |
| 2018 | 0.126 tonnes per person | -18.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1077 tonnes per person | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1301 tonnes per person | +20.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1259 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1366 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2268 tonnes per person | +66.1% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.2268 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0407 tonnes per person, 5.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.2268 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0855 tonnes per person, 2.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0332 tonnes per person | 0.0257 tonnes per person | 0.0423 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0383 tonnes per person | 0.0269 tonnes per person | 0.0545 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0528 tonnes per person | 0.0429 tonnes per person | 0.0628 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0757 tonnes per person | 0.0324 tonnes per person | 0.0959 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0824 tonnes per person | 0.0614 tonnes per person | 0.1063 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1139 tonnes per person | 0.072 tonnes per person | 0.1553 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1549 tonnes per person | 0.1259 tonnes per person | 0.2268 tonnes 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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Liberia?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Liberia was 0.2268 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2268 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0257 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Liberia rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Liberia ranks 62nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- 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.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.