Fertiliser use in Liberia
Farmers in Liberia used 7.6 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2011.
Liberia, 2024
7.6
Change from 2023
−35.3%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
165th of 190
Fertiliser use in Liberia over time
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Kilograms per hectare of arable land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Liberia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.6 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 11.7 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 11.7 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 15.5 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 20.4 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 17.0 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 17.5 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 18.6 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 14.6 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 11.0 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 11.2 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 11.3 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 10.9 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 7.5 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 11.8 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 7.3 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 7.7 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 7.1 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 11.5 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 8.6 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 7.9 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 8.6 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 7.8 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | – | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | – | 101.1 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −35.3% from 11.7 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 11.2 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by −32.7%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Liberia has the 165th highest value.
More for Liberia
All statistics for Liberia
Cereal yield
1,112 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
20.1%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.60e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
59.6%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
1.41e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
3.0e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT