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Forest cover — Liberia

Forest cover in Liberia in 2023 — 78.14%. Ranked 10 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 10.37 pp.

2023 78.14% −0.31 pp vs 2022
World rank 10of 213
Period maximum 88.51%1990
Period minimum 78.14%2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Liberia, 1990–2023758085901990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 88.51%1991: 88.2%1992: 87.88%1993: 87.57%1994: 87.25%1995: 86.94%1996: 86.62%1997: 86.31%1998: 86%1999: 85.68%2000: 85.37%2001: 85.05%2002: 84.74%2003: 84.43%2004: 84.11%2005: 83.8%2006: 83.48%2007: 83.17%2008: 82.85%2009: 82.54%2010: 82.23%2011: 81.91%2012: 81.6%2013: 81.28%2014: 80.97%2015: 80.66%2016: 80.34%2017: 80.03%2018: 79.71%2019: 79.4%2020: 79.08%2021: 78.77%2022: 78.46%2023: 78.14%
Change over the period: −10.37 pp Annual average: -0.31 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Liberia 78.14%
World 31.1%
Sub-Saharan Africa 25.74%
Western Africa computed 13.65%
Low-income countries computed 19.86%
Forest cover — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 78.14 −0.31 pp
2022 78.46 −0.31 pp
2021 78.77 −0.31 pp
2020 79.08 −0.31 pp
2019 79.4 −0.31 pp
2018 79.71 −0.31 pp
2017 80.03 −0.31 pp
2016 80.34 −0.31 pp
2015 80.66 −0.31 pp
2014 80.97 −0.31 pp
2013 81.28 −0.31 pp
2012 81.6 −0.31 pp
2011 81.91 −0.31 pp
2010 82.23 −0.31 pp
2009 82.54 −0.31 pp
2008 82.85 −0.31 pp
2007 83.17 −0.31 pp
2006 83.48 −0.31 pp
2005 83.8 −0.31 pp
2004 84.11 −0.31 pp
2003 84.43 −0.31 pp
2002 84.74 −0.31 pp
2001 85.05 −0.31 pp
2000 85.37 −0.31 pp
1999 85.68 −0.31 pp
1998 86 −0.31 pp
1997 86.31 −0.31 pp
1996 86.62 −0.31 pp
1995 86.94 −0.31 pp
1994 87.25 −0.31 pp
1993 87.57 −0.31 pp
1992 87.88 −0.31 pp
1991 88.2 −0.31 pp
1990 88.51 —

Western Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

LR Liberia 78.14 GW Guinea-Bissau 69.51 SN Senegal 41.28 GH Ghana 35.19 SL Sierra Leone 34.3 BJ Benin 26.47 GN Guinea 24.7 NG Nigeria 23.21 GM Gambia 22.28 BF Burkina Faso 22.17 TG Togo 22.07 CV Cabo Verde 11.57 ML Mali 10.9 CI Côte d'Ivoire 7.86 NE Niger 0.82 MR Mauritania 0.29
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

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

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