Urban area long term, per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Urban area long term, per capita was 0.0002 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban area long term, per capita in Liberia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban area long term, per capita in Liberia is 0.0002 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per capita in Liberia peaked at 0.0002 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 1960.
Liberia ranks 39th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban area long term, per capita in Liberia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per person | +13.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per person | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per person | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 units per person | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.7% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.0002 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per person, 4.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.0002 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 units per person, 3.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 6 |
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 urban area long term, per capita in Liberia?
- Urban area long term, per capita in Liberia was 0.0002 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1960.
- How does Liberia rank for urban area long term, per capita?
- Liberia ranks 39th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area long term, per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban area long term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.