Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Liberia
Liberia: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 290,000 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
290,000 hectares
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
115th
of 186 countries
All-time high
290,000 hectares
in 2024
All-time low
45,000 hectares
in 1994
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Liberia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 290,000 hectares for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Liberia peaked at 290,000 hectares in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45,000 hectares, in 1994.
That places Liberia 115th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Liberia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 200,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 210,000 hectares | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 239,000 hectares | +13.8% |
| 1964 | 255,000 hectares | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 257,000 hectares | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 133,000 hectares | -48.2% |
| 1967 | 134,000 hectares | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 140,000 hectares | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 147,000 hectares | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 154,000 hectares | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 162,000 hectares | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 170,000 hectares | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 182,000 hectares | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 201,000 hectares | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 191,000 hectares | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 200,000 hectares | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 206,000 hectares | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 194,000 hectares | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 201,000 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 197,000 hectares | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 210,000 hectares | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 210,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 235,710 hectares | +12.2% |
| 1984 | 231,600 hectares | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 230,731 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 233,104 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 235,830 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 233,200 hectares | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 252,200 hectares | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 175,000 hectares | -30.6% |
| 1991 | 110,000 hectares | -37.1% |
| 1992 | 120,000 hectares | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 60,000 hectares | -50.0% |
| 1994 | 45,000 hectares | -25.0% |
| 1995 | 50,000 hectares | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 75,600 hectares | +51.2% |
| 1997 | 135,200 hectares | +78.8% |
| 1998 | 161,900 hectares | +19.7% |
| 1999 | 153,700 hectares | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 143,500 hectares | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 130,000 hectares | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 120,000 hectares | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 120,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 120,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 120,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 130,000 hectares | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 160,000 hectares | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 190,000 hectares | +18.8% |
| 2009 | 247,580 hectares | +30.3% |
| 2010 | 251,230 hectares | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 238,800 hectares | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 246,600 hectares | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 223,500 hectares | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 227,000 hectares | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 240,000 hectares | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 232,000 hectares | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 233,590 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 238,090 hectares | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 245,000 hectares | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 243,000 hectares | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 243,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 240,000 hectares | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 285,000 hectares | +18.8% |
| 2024 | 290,000 hectares | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 190,556 hectares | 133,000 hectares | 257,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 186,100 hectares | 154,000 hectares | 206,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 226,938 hectares | 197,000 hectares | 252,200 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 108,640 hectares | 45,000 hectares | 175,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 148,108 hectares | 120,000 hectares | 247,580 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 237,581 hectares | 223,500 hectares | 251,230 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 260,200 hectares | 240,000 hectares | 290,000 hectares | 5 |
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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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Liberia?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Liberia was 290,000 hectares 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 290,000 hectares in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,000 hectares in 1994.
- How does Liberia rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Liberia ranks 115th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. 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 Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.