Breakdown of habitable land area in Liberia
Liberia: Breakdown of habitable land area was 1,530 hectares in 2019. ▲ Rising
Breakdown of habitable land area in Liberia, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 1,530 hectares for breakdown of habitable land area in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.7% on the previous year and up 45.7% over five years.
That places Liberia 175th out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Liberia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,050 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 1,150 hectares | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 1,130 hectares | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 1,300 hectares | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 1,530 hectares | +17.7% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 1,530 hectares is below the median for low income countries, which is 104,370 hectares, 1% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 1,530 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45,820 hectares, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 172 Hong Kong 1,700 hectares compare
- 173 Equatorial Guinea 1,650 hectares compare
- 174 East Timor 1,640 hectares compare
- 176 Mauritius 1,350 hectares compare
- 177 Guadeloupe 1,310 hectares compare
- 178 Western Sahara 1,260 hectares compare
More reference data data for Liberia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is breakdown of habitable land area in Liberia?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Liberia was 1,530 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,530 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,050 hectares in 2015.
- How does Liberia rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Liberia ranks 175th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.