Meat production in Liberia
Liberia: Meat production was 34,692 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat production 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.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 34,692 tonnes for meat production 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, meat production in Liberia peaked at 34,692 tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,691 tonnes, in 1961.
Liberia ranks 154th of 201 countries on this measure, 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 | 9,708 tonnes | 8,691 tonnes | 10,676 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,427 tonnes | 11,773 tonnes | 15,028 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,662 tonnes | 14,604 tonnes | 17,715 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,261 tonnes | 16,532 tonnes | 18,339 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,807 tonnes | 19,812 tonnes | 28,352 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,143 tonnes | 30,657 tonnes | 33,961 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,464 tonnes | 34,343 tonnes | 34,692 tonnes | 5 |
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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 meat production in Liberia?
- Meat production in Liberia was 34,692 tonnes 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 meat production recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 34,692 tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat production recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,691 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Liberia rank for meat production?
- Liberia ranks 154th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat production 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Expressed in tonnes. Includes cattle, poultry, sheep/mutton, goat, pigmeat, and wild game.