Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Landline phone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0012 units per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Liberia, 1981–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.0012 units per person for landline phone subscriptions, per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Liberia peaked at 0.0042 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 units per person, in 2008.
That places Liberia 192nd out of 212 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Liberia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0035 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0.0034 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0033 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0034 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0037 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0035 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0034 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0035 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0035 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0042 units per person | +21.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 units per person | -60.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0022 units per person | +28.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0021 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.002 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0026 units per person | +31.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 units per person | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0023 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0022 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 units per person | -75.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 units per person | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 units per person | +137.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 units per person | +53.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0031 units per person | +42.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 units per person | -21.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0022 units per person | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 units per person | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 units per person | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 units per person | -29.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0012 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 units per person | +2.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.0012 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.003 units per person, 39% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.0012 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0034 units per person, 34% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +137.6% | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0014 units per person |
| 2007 | -75.0% | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0006 units per person |
| 1991 | -60.0% | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0017 units per person |
| 2011 | +53.8% | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0022 units per person |
| 2012 | +42.7% | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0031 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 3 |
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 landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Liberia?
- Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Liberia was 0.0012 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest landline phone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0042 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 2008.
- How does Liberia rank for landline phone subscriptions, per capita?
- Liberia ranks 192nd out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is landline phone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Landline phone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Landline phone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Landline phone subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Landline phone subscriptions International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Landline phone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.