Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Liberia
Liberia: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.4759 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Liberia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Liberia stood at 0.4759.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Liberia peaked at 1.02 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.47, in 2007.
That places Liberia 72nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 0.8705 | 0.753 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.606 | 0.5755 | 0.6614 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5347 | 0.517 | 0.5609 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7933 | 0.5658 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5432 | 0.47 | 0.6177 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6065 | 0.5551 | 0.6578 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5204 | 0.4759 | 0.5465 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 69 North Korea 0.4962 compare
- 70 Madagascar 0.4929 compare
- 71 Guinea-Bissau 0.4868 compare
- 73 Netherlands 0.4718 compare
- 75 Greece 0.4609 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Liberia?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Liberia was 0.4759 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 1994.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.47 in 2007.
- How does Liberia rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Liberia ranks 72nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).