Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Liberia
Liberia: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 12.7 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Liberia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Liberia stood at 12.7 percent. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Liberia peaked at 12.7 percent in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.85 percent, in 1961.
Liberia ranks 113th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.85 percent | 5.85 percent | 5.85 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.85 percent | 5.85 percent | 5.85 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.85 percent | 5.85 percent | 5.85 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.09 percent | 5.85 percent | 7.84 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.18 percent | 7.86 percent | 10.25 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.43 percent | 10.3 percent | 12.7 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7 percent | 12.7 percent | 12.7 percent | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Liberia?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Liberia was 12.7 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7 percent in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.85 percent in 1961.
- How does Liberia rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Liberia ranks 113th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).