Forest area in Liberia
Liberia: Forest area was 78.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Liberia, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Liberia is 78.1%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Liberia peaked at 88.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 78.1%, in 2023.
Liberia ranks 10th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 88.5% | — |
| 1991 | 88.2% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 87.9% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 87.6% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 87.3% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 86.9% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 86.6% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 86.3% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 86.0% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 85.7% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 85.4% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 85.1% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 84.7% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 84.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 84.1% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 83.8% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 83.5% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 83.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 82.9% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 82.5% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 82.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 81.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 81.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 81.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 80.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 80.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 79.7% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 79.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 79.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 78.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 78.5% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 78.1% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.1% | 85.7% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.0% | 82.5% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.8% | 79.4% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 78.1% | 79.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 7 Equatorial Guinea 86.4% compare
- 8 American Samoa 85.2% compare
- 9 Papua New Guinea 79.0% compare
- 11 Finland 73.7% compare
- 12 Seychelles 73.3% compare
- 13 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 73.2% 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 forest area in Liberia?
- Forest area in Liberia was 78.1% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.1% in 2023.
- How does Liberia rank for forest area?
- Liberia ranks 10th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.