Global meat production, per square kilometre in Liberia
Liberia: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 0.3602 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3602 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
170th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.3602 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
All-time low
0.0902 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Liberia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.3602 tonnes per square kilometre for global meat production, per square kilometre in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in Liberia peaked at 0.3602 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0902 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Liberia 170th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Liberia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0902 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0925 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0953 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0985 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1014 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1045 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1065 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1074 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1108 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1222 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1285 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1345 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1364 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1344 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.136 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1419 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1505 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1536 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.156 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1516 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1591 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.167 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.178 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1755 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1767 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1776 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1839 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1804 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.18 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1745 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1716 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1726 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1737 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1747 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1757 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1833 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.186 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1895 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1904 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2057 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2107 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2141 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2191 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2226 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2277 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.242 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2572 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2744 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2944 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3183 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3374 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3452 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3426 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3459 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3497 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3482 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3498 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3513 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3526 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3566 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3566 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3571 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3586 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3602 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.3602 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6749 tonnes per square kilometre, 53% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.3602 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8164 tonnes per square kilometre, 44% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1008 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0902 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1108 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1394 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1222 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.156 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.173 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1516 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1839 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1792 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1716 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1904 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2368 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2057 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2944 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3441 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3183 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3526 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3578 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3566 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3602 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 167 Mozambique 0.4117 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 168 New Caledonia 0.3689 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 169 South Sudan 0.3646 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 171 Eritrea 0.3595 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 172 Afghanistan 0.3589 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 173 Iceland 0.3385 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Liberia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1221 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.1671 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3378 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat production, per square kilometre in Liberia?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in Liberia was 0.3602 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3602 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0902 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Liberia rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Liberia ranks 170th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production 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.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- 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
Global meat production 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.