Forest area in Liberia
Liberia: Forest area was 75,267 sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Liberia, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 75,267 sq. km for forest area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Liberia peaked at 85,252 sq. km in 1990 and was at its lowest, 75,267 sq. km, in 2023.
Liberia ranks 61st of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83,891 sq. km | 82,529 sq. km | 85,252 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 80,865 sq. km | 79,503 sq. km | 82,226 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 77,839 sq. km | 76,477 sq. km | 79,200 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 75,720 sq. km | 75,267 sq. km | 76,174 sq. km | 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 forest area in Liberia?
- Forest area in Liberia was 75,267 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 85,252 sq. km in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,267 sq. km in 2023.
- How does Liberia rank for forest area?
- Liberia ranks 61st out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.