Groundnut yields in Liberia
Liberia: Groundnut yields was 0.8201 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8201 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
93rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.8269 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
0.5 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Groundnut 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
In 2024, groundnut yields in Liberia stood at 0.8201 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Liberia peaked at 0.8269 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5 tonnes per hectare, in 1990.
That places Liberia 93rd out of 120 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.
Groundnut yields in Liberia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6061 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6061 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6061 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6061 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.6061 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6061 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.6061 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6061 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6176 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.6176 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6286 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6486 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6711 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.665 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.6429 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6395 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6222 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6222 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6222 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6444 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.64 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6185 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6182 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6154 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -18.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5353 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5476 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5645 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5938 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5907 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5916 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5946 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5975 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6041 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.607 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6098 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6105 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6135 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6092 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6857 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6837 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.68 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8125 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7822 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7645 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7862 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7998 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8091 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8188 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8269 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8106 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8225 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8229 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8201 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.8201 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.835 tonnes per hectare, 98% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.8201 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8359 tonnes per hectare, 98% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6047 tonnes per hectare | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | 0.6061 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6359 tonnes per hectare | 0.6061 tonnes per hectare | 0.6711 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6381 tonnes per hectare | 0.6154 tonnes per hectare | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5716 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.619 tonnes per hectare | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | 0.6857 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7687 tonnes per hectare | 0.68 tonnes per hectare | 0.8188 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8206 tonnes per hectare | 0.8106 tonnes per hectare | 0.8269 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 90 Burkina Faso 0.8369 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Madagascar 0.835 tonnes per hectare compare
- 92 East Timor 0.8222 tonnes per hectare compare
- 94 Sierra Leone 0.8077 tonnes per hectare compare
- 95 Tanzania 0.8 tonnes per hectare compare
- 96 Mauritania 0.7846 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 groundnut yields in Liberia?
- Groundnut yields in Liberia was 0.8201 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 groundnut yields recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8269 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- How does Liberia rank for groundnut yields?
- Liberia ranks 93rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Groundnut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.