Rice and products — Import quantity in Liberia
Liberia: Rice and products — Import quantity was 990 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice and products — Import quantity in Liberia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, rice and products — import quantity in Liberia stood at 990 1000 t. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 43.9% on the previous year and up 139.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice and products — import quantity in Liberia peaked at 990 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 234 1000 t, in 2011.
That places Liberia 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Rice and products — Import quantity in Liberia, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 505 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 234 1000 t | -53.7% |
| 2012 | 372 1000 t | +59.0% |
| 2013 | 414 1000 t | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 494 1000 t | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 450 1000 t | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 357 1000 t | -20.7% |
| 2017 | 648 1000 t | +81.5% |
| 2018 | 545 1000 t | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 476 1000 t | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 601 1000 t | +26.3% |
| 2021 | 607 1000 t | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 688 1000 t | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 990 1000 t | +43.9% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 990 1000 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 664 1000 t, 1.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 990 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 376.5 1000 t, 2.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 449.5 1000 t | 234 1000 t | 648 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 721.5 1000 t | 601 1000 t | 990 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 29 Mozambique 1,086 1000 t compare
- 30 Ghana 1,044 1000 t compare
- 32 Gambia 915 1000 t compare
- 33 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 905 1000 t compare
- 34 Niger 893 1000 t 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 rice and products — import quantity in Liberia?
- Rice and products — import quantity in Liberia was 990 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice and products — import quantity recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 990 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest rice and products — import quantity recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 234 1000 t in 2011.
- How does Liberia rank for rice and products — import quantity?
- Liberia ranks 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice and products — import quantity rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.1%. 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, published as part of Rice and products — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.