Share of cereals allocated to human food in Liberia
Liberia: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 97.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Liberia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of cereals allocated to human food in Liberia stood at 97.9%.
That represents a change of up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Liberia peaked at 100.0% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 80.7%, in 2005.
That places Liberia 17th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100.0% | — |
| 1962 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 99.2% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 100.0% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 98.8% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 99.5% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 100.0% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 99.5% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 99.1% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 99.6% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 99.2% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 100.0% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100.0% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 99.5% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 80.9% | -19.1% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +23.6% |
| 1995 | 89.6% | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 81.5% | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 84.0% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 83.3% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 84.0% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 83.8% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 84.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 84.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 80.7% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 81.6% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 93.7% | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 95.4% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 95.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 93.7% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 94.8% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 97.1% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 96.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 97.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 94.6%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 97.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.3%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.9% | 99.2% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 99.5% | 98.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.7% | 99.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.2% | 80.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.4% | 80.7% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 93.7% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 97.5% | 97.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
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 share of cereals allocated to human food in Liberia?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Liberia was 97.9% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.7% in 2005.
- How does Liberia rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Liberia ranks 17th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.