Starchy Roots — Food in Liberia
Liberia: Starchy Roots — Food was 650 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Food in Liberia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 650 1000 t for starchy roots — food in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food in Liberia peaked at 716 1000 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 514 1000 t, in 2010.
That places Liberia 86th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Starchy Roots — Food in Liberia, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 514 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 517 1000 t | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 544 1000 t | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 541 1000 t | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 591 1000 t | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 623 1000 t | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 636 1000 t | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 567 1000 t | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 604 1000 t | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 647 1000 t | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 673 1000 t | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 663 1000 t | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 716 1000 t | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 650 1000 t | -9.2% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 650 1000 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,097 1000 t, 59% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 650 1000 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,247 1000 t, 52% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 578.4 1000 t | 514 1000 t | 647 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 675.5 1000 t | 650 1000 t | 716 1000 t | 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 starchy roots — food in Liberia?
- Starchy roots — food in Liberia was 650 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 716 1000 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 514 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Liberia rank for starchy roots — food?
- Liberia ranks 86th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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 Starchy Roots — Food. 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.