Rice yields in Liberia
Liberia: Rice yields was 1.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice yields 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 per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice yields in Liberia is 1.11 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Liberia peaked at 1.55 tonnes per hectare in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5098 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
That places Liberia 113th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.7799 tonnes per hectare | 0.5098 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.9091 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 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 rice yields in Liberia?
- Rice yields in Liberia was 1.11 tonnes per hectare 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 rice yields recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 tonnes per hectare in 2008.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5098 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Liberia rank for rice yields?
- Liberia ranks 113th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.