Arable land in Liberia
Liberia: Arable land was 0.091 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Liberia, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.091 hectares per person for arable land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Liberia peaked at 0.3237 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.091 hectares per person, in 2023.
Liberia ranks 115th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2892 hectares per person | 0.2574 hectares per person | 0.3237 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2231 hectares per person | 0.1981 hectares per person | 0.2495 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1743 hectares per person | 0.1589 hectares per person | 0.1923 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1586 hectares per person | 0.1418 hectares per person | 0.1789 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.123 hectares per person | 0.109 hectares per person | 0.1366 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1088 hectares per person | 0.0991 hectares per person | 0.1184 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0941 hectares per person | 0.091 hectares per person | 0.0971 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Liberia
- Agricultural raw materials exports 63.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
- Rural population 43.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 2.52 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 32.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 240,000 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 1,068 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 256,200 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Liberia?
- Arable land in Liberia was 0.091 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3237 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.091 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Liberia rank for arable land?
- Liberia ranks 115th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.