Groundnut yields in Liberia
Liberia: Groundnut yields was 0.8201 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 92nd out of 119 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.
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
- 89 Burkina Faso 0.8369 tonnes per hectare compare
- 90 Madagascar 0.835 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 East Timor 0.8222 tonnes per hectare compare
- 93 Sierra Leone 0.8077 tonnes per hectare compare
- 94 Tanzania 0.8 tonnes per hectare compare
- 95 Mauritania 0.7846 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Liberia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 32.7% (2025)
- Rural population 2.52 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 43.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 63.7% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 240,000 hectares (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 92nd out of 119 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.