Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Liberia
Liberia: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.4099 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Liberia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.4099 ha per square kilometre for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Liberia peaked at 0.4099 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1869 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Liberia 121st out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Liberia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1869 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1973 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.19 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2004 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2056 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2108 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2159 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2159 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2004 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2056 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2637 ha per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2326 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2232 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2564 ha per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2679 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2647 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2357 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2222 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2097 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2108 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2024 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2128 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2128 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.218 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2429 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2326 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2426 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2374 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2326 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2122 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2643 ha per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2692 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2725 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2794 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2896 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.296 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.346 ha per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3512 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3574 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3598 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3555 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.354 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3501 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3596 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3695 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3745 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3781 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3739 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3525 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3712 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3721 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3695 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3706 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3878 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3793 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3796 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3812 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3825 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3905 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3991 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3992 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4046 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4099 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.4099 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.3 ha per square kilometre, 32% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.4099 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.56 ha per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +28.3% | 0.2056 ha per square kilometre | 0.2637 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2026 ha per square kilometre | 0.1869 ha per square kilometre | 0.2159 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2382 ha per square kilometre | 0.2056 ha per square kilometre | 0.2679 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2245 ha per square kilometre | 0.2024 ha per square kilometre | 0.2429 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2938 ha per square kilometre | 0.2122 ha per square kilometre | 0.3574 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3627 ha per square kilometre | 0.3501 ha per square kilometre | 0.3781 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3784 ha per square kilometre | 0.3695 ha per square kilometre | 0.3905 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4032 ha per square kilometre | 0.3991 ha per square kilometre | 0.4099 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 118 Kenya 0.4352 ha per square kilometre compare
- 119 Panama 0.417 ha per square kilometre compare
- 120 North Macedonia 0.4153 ha per square kilometre compare
- 122 Gabon 0.4094 ha per square kilometre compare
- 123 Slovenia 0.3915 ha per square kilometre compare
- 124 Angola 0.384 ha per square kilometre 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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Liberia?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Liberia was 0.4099 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4099 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1869 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Liberia rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Liberia ranks 121st out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.