Yams — Food in Liberia
Liberia: Yams — Food was 19 1000 t in 2023. ▬ Flat
Yams — Food in Liberia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 19 1000 t for yams — food in 2023.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — food in Liberia peaked at 21 1000 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17 1000 t, in 2010.
That places Liberia 24th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Yams — Food in Liberia, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 18 1000 t | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 19 1000 t | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 19 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20 1000 t | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 21 1000 t | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 21 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20 1000 t | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 20 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19 1000 t | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 19 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19 1000 t | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 19 1000 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.5 1000 t, 1.7× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 19 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17 1000 t, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.4 1000 t | 17 1000 t | 21 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 19 1000 t | 19 1000 t | 19 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 22 Dominican Republic 32 1000 t compare
- 23 Comoros 25 1000 t compare
- 24 Cuba 19 1000 t compare
- 26 Congo 15 1000 t compare
- 27 Panama 14 1000 t compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14 1000 t compare
- 27 United Kingdom 14 1000 t 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 yams — food in Liberia?
- Yams — food in Liberia was 19 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — food recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 21 1000 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest yams — food recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Liberia rank for yams — food?
- Liberia ranks 24th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is yams — food rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Yams — 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.