Agricultural land in Liberia
Agricultural land made up 20.1% of the land area of Liberia in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Liberia, 2024
20.1%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Position in 2024
149th of 208
Agricultural land in Liberia over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Liberia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20.1% | – |
| 2023 | 20.1% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 14.5% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 20.1% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 18.5%, the figure has changed by +1.6 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Liberia has the 149th highest value.
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Forest area
66.1%
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Cereal yield
1,112 kg per hectare
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Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.60e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
59.6%e (Estimate)
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Pesticide use
1.41e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
3.0e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT