How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Liberia
Liberia: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.3072 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3072 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
147th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.3394 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.0467 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Liberia, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.3072 metric tons per square kilometre for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 94.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Liberia peaked at 0.3394 metric tons per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0467 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Liberia 147th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Liberia, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0467 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0519 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0623 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0623 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0727 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0831 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0851 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0924 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0966 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1045 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1043 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1052 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1058 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1123 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.14 metric tons per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1224 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1981 | 0.135 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1411 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1587 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1522 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1192 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1667 metric tons per square kilometre | +39.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1945 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1669 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1537 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0671 metric tons per square kilometre | -56.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0999 metric tons per square kilometre | +48.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0923 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0808 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0802 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0917 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0769 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0882 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1113 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1526 metric tons per square kilometre | +37.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1198 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1091 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1149 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1089 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1429 metric tons per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1266 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0929 metric tons per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 2007 | 0.151 metric tons per square kilometre | +62.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0825 metric tons per square kilometre | -45.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1118 metric tons per square kilometre | +35.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1223 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1403 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1467 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.158 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1515 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1478 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.146 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1297 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1537 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1764 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3394 metric tons per square kilometre | +92.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2732 metric tons per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3189 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3072 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.6% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.3072 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.158 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.3072 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4382 metric tons per square kilometre, 70% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0592 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0467 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0727 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.1029 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0831 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.14 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.151 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1192 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1945 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0941 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0671 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1526 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1161 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0825 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.151 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1472 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1223 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1764 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3097 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2732 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3394 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 144 Russia 0.3519 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 145 Kenya 0.3319 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 146 Argentina 0.3197 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 148 Madagascar 0.3052 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 149 Yemen 0.2861 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 150 Czechia 0.2849 metric tons per square kilometre 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 how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Liberia?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Liberia was 0.3072 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3394 metric tons per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0467 metric tons per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Liberia rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Liberia ranks 147th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.