Forest area in Liberia
Forests covered 66.1% of the land area of Liberia in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Liberia, 2024
66.1%
Change from 2023
−0.4percentage points
World, 2023
31.1%
Position in 2024
21st of 209
Forest area in Liberia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% 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 | 66.1% | – |
| 2023 | 66.5% | 31.1% |
| 2022 | 66.9% | 31.1% |
| 2021 | 67.4% | 31.2% |
| 2020 | 67.8% | 31.2% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | 31.2% |
| 2018 | 69.9% | 31.3% |
| 2017 | 70.9% | 31.3% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | 31.3% |
| 2015 | 73.1% | 31.4% |
| 2014 | 74.3% | 31.4% |
| 2013 | 75.5% | 31.4% |
| 2012 | 76.7% | 31.5% |
| 2011 | 77.9% | 31.9% |
| 2010 | 79.1% | 31.9% |
| 2009 | 79.5% | 32.0% |
| 2008 | 79.9% | 32.0% |
| 2007 | 80.3% | 32.1% |
| 2006 | 80.7% | 32.1% |
| 2005 | 81.1% | 32.1% |
| 2004 | 81.5% | 32.2% |
| 2003 | 81.9% | 32.3% |
| 2002 | 82.3% | 32.3% |
| 2001 | 82.7% | 32.3% |
| 2000 | 83.1% | 32.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 66.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 74.3%, the figure has changed by −8.2 percentage points.
- Among the 209 countries with data for 2024, Liberia has the 21st highest value.