How have things changed? in Liberia
Liberia: How have things changed? was 28,114 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
28,114 metric tons
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
129th
of 215 countries
All-time high
32,692 metric tons
in 2020
All-time low
4,500 metric tons
in 1965
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed? in Liberia, 1965–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed? in Liberia is 28,114 metric tons, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and up 92.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Liberia peaked at 32,692 metric tons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4,500 metric tons, in 1965.
That places Liberia 129th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed? in Liberia, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 4,500 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 5,000 metric tons | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 6,000 metric tons | +20.0% |
| 1968 | 6,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 7,000 metric tons | +16.7% |
| 1970 | 8,000 metric tons | +14.3% |
| 1971 | 8,200 metric tons | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 8,900 metric tons | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 9,300 metric tons | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 10,064 metric tons | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 10,046 metric tons | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 10,132 metric tons | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 10,190 metric tons | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 10,812 metric tons | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 13,484 metric tons | +24.7% |
| 1980 | 11,791 metric tons | -12.6% |
| 1981 | 13,004 metric tons | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 13,588 metric tons | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 15,286 metric tons | +12.5% |
| 1984 | 14,657 metric tons | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 11,486 metric tons | -21.6% |
| 1986 | 16,059 metric tons | +39.8% |
| 1987 | 18,734 metric tons | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 16,076 metric tons | -14.2% |
| 1989 | 14,805 metric tons | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 6,463 metric tons | -56.3% |
| 1991 | 9,620 metric tons | +48.8% |
| 1992 | 8,891 metric tons | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 7,782 metric tons | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 7,721 metric tons | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 8,829 metric tons | +14.4% |
| 1996 | 7,408 metric tons | -16.1% |
| 1997 | 8,491 metric tons | +14.6% |
| 1998 | 10,717 metric tons | +26.2% |
| 1999 | 14,702 metric tons | +37.2% |
| 2000 | 11,540 metric tons | -21.5% |
| 2001 | 10,510 metric tons | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 11,072 metric tons | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 10,494 metric tons | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 13,762 metric tons | +31.1% |
| 2005 | 12,192 metric tons | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 8,944 metric tons | -26.6% |
| 2007 | 14,548 metric tons | +62.7% |
| 2008 | 7,950 metric tons | -45.4% |
| 2009 | 10,770 metric tons | +35.5% |
| 2010 | 11,780 metric tons | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 13,511 metric tons | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 14,129 metric tons | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 15,221 metric tons | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 14,597 metric tons | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 14,239 metric tons | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 14,063 metric tons | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 12,489 metric tons | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 14,807 metric tons | +18.6% |
| 2019 | 16,989 metric tons | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 32,692 metric tons | +92.4% |
| 2021 | 26,319 metric tons | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 30,713 metric tons | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 29,594 metric tons | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 28,114 metric tons | -5.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 28,114 metric tons is below the median for low income countries, which is 55,138 metric tons, 51% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 28,114 metric tons is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96,501 metric tons, 29% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,700 metric tons | 4,500 metric tons | 7,000 metric tons | 5 |
| 1970s | 9,913 metric tons | 8,000 metric tons | 13,484 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,549 metric tons | 11,486 metric tons | 18,734 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,062 metric tons | 6,463 metric tons | 14,702 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,178 metric tons | 7,950 metric tons | 14,548 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,183 metric tons | 11,780 metric tons | 16,989 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,486 metric tons | 26,319 metric tons | 32,692 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
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 how have things changed? in Liberia?
- How have things changed? in Liberia was 28,114 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 32,692 metric tons in 2020.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,500 metric tons in 1965.
- How does Liberia rank for how have things changed??
- Liberia ranks 129th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.6%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 60 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.