Sugar cane yields in Liberia
Liberia: Sugar cane yields was 10.17 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
10.17 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
106th
of 110 countries
All-time high
15.3 tonnes per hectare
in 1977
All-time low
8.23 tonnes per hectare
in 1988
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar cane 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
In 2024, sugar cane yields in Liberia stood at 10.17 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Liberia peaked at 15.3 tonnes per hectare in 1977 and was at its lowest, 8.23 tonnes per hectare, in 1988.
That places Liberia 106th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane yields in Liberia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 10.77 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 11.23 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 11.22 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 15.3 tonnes per hectare | +36.4% |
| 1978 | 14.74 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 14.74 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | -15.2% |
| 1981 | 10.33 tonnes per hectare | -17.3% |
| 1982 | 10.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 10.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 10.09 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 10.13 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 10.16 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 10.16 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 8.23 tonnes per hectare | -18.9% |
| 1989 | 10.23 tonnes per hectare | +24.2% |
| 1990 | 10 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 10.23 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 10.23 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10.22 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 10.22 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 10.21 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 10.21 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 10.2 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 10.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10.2 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.19 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 10.19 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.19 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.19 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.19 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.19 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.19 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.19 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.19 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.18 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.18 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.18 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.18 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.18 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.18 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.18 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.18 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 10.17 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 10.17 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 42.59 tonnes per hectare, 24% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 10.17 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.44 tonnes per hectare, 16% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane yields in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +36.4% | 11.22 tonnes per hectare | 15.3 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 15.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.25 tonnes per hectare | 8.23 tonnes per hectare | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.2 tonnes per hectare | 10.19 tonnes per hectare | 10.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.19 tonnes per hectare | 10.18 tonnes per hectare | 10.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.18 tonnes per hectare | 10.17 tonnes per hectare | 10.18 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 sugar cane yields in Liberia?
- Sugar cane yields in Liberia was 10.17 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 sugar cane yields recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3 tonnes per hectare in 1977.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.23 tonnes per hectare in 1988.
- How does Liberia rank for sugar cane yields?
- Liberia ranks 106th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Sugar cane yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.