Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Liberia

Land under cereal production in Liberia in 2023 — 240,000 ha. Ranked 117 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 20%.

2023 240,000 ha −6.61% vs 2022
World rank 117of 180
Period maximum 312,314 ha2016
Period minimum 45,000 ha1994

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Liberia, 1961–20230100,000200,000300,000400,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 200,000 ha1963: 239,000 ha1965: 257,000 ha1967: 134,000 ha1969: 147,000 ha1971: 162,000 ha1973: 182,000 ha1975: 191,000 ha1977: 206,000 ha1979: 201,000 ha1981: 210,000 ha1983: 235,710 ha1985: 230,731 ha1987: 235,830 ha1989: 252,200 ha1991: 110,000 ha1993: 60,000 ha1995: 50,000 ha1997: 135,200 ha1999: 153,700 ha2001: 130,000 ha2003: 120,000 ha2005: 120,000 ha2007: 160,000 ha2009: 247,580 ha2011: 248,070 ha2013: 215,979 ha2015: 262,154 ha2017: 233,590 ha2019: 245,000 ha2021: 243,000 ha2023: 240,000 ha
Change over the period: +40,000 (+20%) Average annual rate: 0.29 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Liberia

Liberia 240,000 ha
World 738M ha
Western Africa computed 54.06M ha
Low-income countries computed 74.17M ha
Land under cereal production — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 240,000 −17,000 −6.61%
2022 257,000 +14,000 +5.76%
2021 243,000 +0 +0%
2020 243,000 −2,000 −0.82%
2019 245,000 +6,910 +2.9%
2018 238,090 +4,500 +1.93%
2017 233,590 −78,724 −25.21%
2016 312,314 +50,160 +19.13%
2015 262,154 +35,186 +15.5%
2014 226,968 +10,989 +5.09%
2013 215,979 −15,093 −6.53%
2012 231,072 −16,998 −6.85%
2011 248,070 −3,160 −1.26%
2010 251,230 +3,650 +1.47%
2009 247,580 +57,580 +30.31%
2008 190,000 +30,000 +18.75%
2007 160,000 +30,000 +23.08%
2006 130,000 +10,000 +8.33%
2005 120,000 +0 +0%
2004 120,000 +0 +0%
2003 120,000 +0 +0%
2002 120,000 −10,000 −7.69%
2001 130,000 −13,500 −9.41%
2000 143,500 −10,200 −6.64%
1999 153,700 −8,200 −5.06%
1998 161,900 +26,700 +19.75%
1997 135,200 +59,600 +78.84%
1996 75,600 +25,600 +51.2%
1995 50,000 +5,000 +11.11%
1994 45,000 −15,000 −25%
1993 60,000 −60,000 −50%
1992 120,000 +10,000 +9.09%
1991 110,000 −65,000 −37.14%
1990 175,000 −77,200 −30.61%
1989 252,200 +19,000 +8.15%
1988 233,200 −2,630 −1.12%
1987 235,830 +2,726 +1.17%
1986 233,104 +2,373 +1.03%
1985 230,731 −869 −0.38%
1984 231,600 −4,110 −1.74%
1983 235,710 +25,710 +12.24%
1982 210,000 +0 +0%
1981 210,000 +13,000 +6.6%
1980 197,000 −4,000 −1.99%
1979 201,000 +7,000 +3.61%
1978 194,000 −12,000 −5.83%
1977 206,000 +6,000 +3%
1976 200,000 +9,000 +4.71%
1975 191,000 −10,000 −4.98%
1974 201,000 +19,000 +10.44%
1973 182,000 +12,000 +7.06%
1972 170,000 +8,000 +4.94%
1971 162,000 +8,000 +5.19%
1970 154,000 +7,000 +4.76%
1969 147,000 +7,000 +5%
1968 140,000 +6,000 +4.48%
1967 134,000 +1,000 +0.75%
1966 133,000 −124,000 −48.25%
1965 257,000 +2,000 +0.78%
1964 255,000 +16,000 +6.69%
1963 239,000 +29,000 +13.81%
1962 210,000 +10,000 +5%
1961 200,000

About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.