Coffee bean yields in Liberia
Liberia: Coffee bean yields was 0.2373 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2373 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
72nd
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.6855 tonnes per hectare
in 1966
All-time low
0.1 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Coffee bean yields in Liberia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.2373 tonnes per hectare for coffee bean yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee bean yields in Liberia peaked at 0.6855 tonnes per hectare in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.1 tonnes per hectare, in 1991.
Liberia ranks 72nd of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Coffee bean yields in Liberia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4857 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5363 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 1963 | 0.5243 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3541 tonnes per hectare | -29.2% |
| 1966 | 0.6855 tonnes per hectare | +93.6% |
| 1967 | 0.6181 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1968 | 0.5207 tonnes per hectare | -15.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3551 tonnes per hectare | -31.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3548 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2813 tonnes per hectare | -20.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3576 tonnes per hectare | +27.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4954 tonnes per hectare | +38.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2446 tonnes per hectare | -50.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2882 tonnes per hectare | +17.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2665 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5038 tonnes per hectare | +89.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3466 tonnes per hectare | -31.2% |
| 1979 | 0.328 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4551 tonnes per hectare | +38.7% |
| 1981 | 0.336 tonnes per hectare | -26.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4694 tonnes per hectare | +39.7% |
| 1983 | 0.375 tonnes per hectare | -20.1% |
| 1984 | 0.575 tonnes per hectare | +53.3% |
| 1985 | 0.45 tonnes per hectare | -21.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4787 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2333 tonnes per hectare | -51.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2118 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2667 tonnes per hectare | +25.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1067 tonnes per hectare | -60.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1875 tonnes per hectare | +87.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1837 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1895 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1954 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2012 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1974 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1957 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1954 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2021 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2063 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2107 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2147 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2267 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2367 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2271 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2286 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.225 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2308 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2321 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2322 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2291 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2324 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2362 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2325 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2341 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2373 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2346 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2362 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2387 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2361 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2367 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2373 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.2373 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6909 tonnes per hectare, 34% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.2373 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4357 tonnes per hectare, 54% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coffee bean yields 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 | +93.6% | 0.3541 tonnes per hectare | 0.6855 tonnes per hectare |
| 1977 | +89.0% | 0.2665 tonnes per hectare | 0.5038 tonnes per hectare |
| 1992 | +87.5% | 0.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.1875 tonnes per hectare |
| 1990 | -60.0% | 0.2667 tonnes per hectare | 0.1067 tonnes per hectare |
| 1984 | +53.3% | 0.375 tonnes per hectare | 0.575 tonnes per hectare |
| 1987 | -51.3% | 0.4787 tonnes per hectare | 0.2333 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5089 tonnes per hectare | 0.3541 tonnes per hectare | 0.6855 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3467 tonnes per hectare | 0.2446 tonnes per hectare | 0.5038 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3851 tonnes per hectare | 0.2118 tonnes per hectare | 0.575 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1757 tonnes per hectare | 0.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.2012 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2173 tonnes per hectare | 0.1954 tonnes per hectare | 0.2367 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2331 tonnes per hectare | 0.2291 tonnes per hectare | 0.2373 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.237 tonnes per hectare | 0.2361 tonnes per hectare | 0.2387 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 69 Mexico 0.2948 tonnes per hectare compare
- 70 El Salvador 0.2428 tonnes per hectare compare
- 71 Tanzania 0.2377 tonnes per hectare compare
- 73 Cape Verde 0.2318 tonnes per hectare compare
- 74 French Polynesia 0.2262 tonnes per hectare compare
- 75 Benin 0.1945 tonnes per hectare compare
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 coffee bean yields in Liberia?
- Coffee bean yields in Liberia was 0.2373 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coffee bean yields recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6855 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
- What is the lowest coffee bean yields recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 tonnes per hectare in 1991.
- How does Liberia rank for coffee bean yields?
- Liberia ranks 72nd out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee bean yields rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coffee bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.