What is land area in Liberia?

Land area in Liberia was 9.63 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest land area recorded in Liberia?

The highest recorded value was 9.63 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Liberia?

The lowest recorded value was 9.63 million hectares in 1961.

How does Liberia rank for land area?

Liberia ranks 37th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is land area rising or falling in Liberia?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Liberia data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Liberia

Name: Land area in Liberia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Liberia: Land area was 9.63 million hectares in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

9.63 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

37th

of 53 countries

All-time high

9.63 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

9.63 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2011

Land area in Liberia, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2011, land area in Liberia stood at 9.63 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Liberia peaked at 9.63 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 9.63 million hectares, in 1961.

That places Liberia 37th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	9.63 million hectares	9.63 million hectares	9.63 million hectares	9
1970s	9.63 million hectares	9.63 million hectares	9.63 million hectares	10
1980s	9.63 million hectares	9.63 million hectares	9.63 million hectares	10
1990s	9.63 million hectares	9.63 million hectares	9.63 million hectares	10
2000s	9.63 million hectares	9.63 million hectares	9.63 million hectares	10
2010s	9.63 million hectares	9.63 million hectares	9.63 million hectares	2

Countries ranked near Liberia

34 Tunisia 15.54 million hectares compare
35 Benin 11.28 million hectares compare
36 Eritrea 10.10 million hectares compare
38 Malawi 9.43 million hectares compare
39 Sierra Leone 7.16 million hectares compare
40 Togo 5.44 million hectares compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Liberia

Agriculture share gdp 32.65 (2025)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 32.65 (2025)
Agricultural raw materials exports 63.7% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Rural population 43.9% (2025)
Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
Rural population 2.52 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 32.7% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.71 billion current US$ (2025)
Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 1.07 (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Liberia?: Land area in Liberia was 9.63 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest land area recorded in Liberia?: The highest recorded value was 9.63 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Liberia?: The lowest recorded value was 9.63 million hectares in 1961.
How does Liberia rank for land area?: Liberia ranks 37th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is land area rising or falling in Liberia?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Liberia data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.