Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Liberia
Liberia: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested was 88,648 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Liberia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Liberia stood at 88,648 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Liberia peaked at 130,452 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 35,508 ha, in 1995.
That places Liberia 65th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Liberia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 48,900 ha | — |
| 1962 | 48,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 48,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 48,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 48,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 49,200 ha | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 49,350 ha | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 49,350 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 49,400 ha | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 49,450 ha | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 49,550 ha | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 49,500 ha | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 49,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 49,800 ha | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 49,950 ha | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 50,000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 50,100 ha | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 50,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 50,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 50,200 ha | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 50,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 50,250 ha | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 50,500 ha | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 48,831 ha | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 51,620 ha | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 53,856 ha | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 52,420 ha | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 58,080 ha | +10.8% |
| 1989 | 65,400 ha | +12.6% |
| 1990 | 60,300 ha | -7.8% |
| 1991 | 47,501 ha | -21.2% |
| 1992 | 50,190 ha | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 45,982 ha | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 47,023 ha | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 35,508 ha | -24.5% |
| 1996 | 39,446 ha | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 50,014 ha | +26.8% |
| 1998 | 53,758 ha | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 62,430 ha | +16.1% |
| 2000 | 74,034 ha | +18.6% |
| 2001 | 79,697 ha | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 80,100 ha | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 82,362 ha | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 82,842 ha | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 84,341 ha | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 90,566 ha | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 85,568 ha | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 82,000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 70,728 ha | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 68,617 ha | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 69,858 ha | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 75,370 ha | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 73,908 ha | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 82,925 ha | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 88,311 ha | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 130,452 ha | +47.7% |
| 2017 | 68,600 ha | -47.4% |
| 2018 | 72,895 ha | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 90,597 ha | +24.3% |
| 2020 | 89,839 ha | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 88,084 ha | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 87,124 ha | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 88,237 ha | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 88,648 ha | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49,089 ha | 48,900 ha | 49,400 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 49,805 ha | 49,450 ha | 50,100 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 53,136 ha | 48,831 ha | 65,400 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 49,215 ha | 35,508 ha | 62,430 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 81,224 ha | 70,728 ha | 90,566 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 82,153 ha | 68,600 ha | 130,452 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 88,386 ha | 87,124 ha | 89,839 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 62 South Africa 96,414 ha compare
- 63 Sudan (former) 95,574 ha compare
- 64 Serbia and Montenegro 95,347 ha compare
- 66 Argentina 87,969 ha compare
- 67 Mexico 76,912 ha compare
- 68 Romania 75,940 ha 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Liberia?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Liberia was 88,648 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 130,452 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,508 ha in 1995.
- How does Liberia rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
- Liberia ranks 65th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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, published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.