Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Liberia
Liberia: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 2.49 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Liberia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Liberia is 2.49 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Liberia peaked at 3.24 ha per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4672 ha per square kilometre, in 1994.
That places Liberia 21st out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Liberia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.08 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.18 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 2.48 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1964 | 2.65 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 2.67 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | -48.2% |
| 1967 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 1.53 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 1.6 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 1.76 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 1.89 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 1.98 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 2.08 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 2.14 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 2.01 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 2.18 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 2.18 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.45 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1984 | 2.4 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 2.4 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 2.42 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 2.45 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 2.42 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 2.62 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 1.82 ha per square kilometre | -30.6% |
| 1991 | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | -37.1% |
| 1992 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6229 ha per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4672 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5191 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7849 ha per square kilometre | +51.2% |
| 1997 | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | +78.8% |
| 1998 | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1999 | 1.6 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 1.49 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 1.66 ha per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 1.97 ha per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2009 | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 2010 | 2.61 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 2.58 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.4 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 2.24 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 2.36 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 2.72 ha per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 3.24 ha per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2017 | 2.43 ha per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 2018 | 2.47 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.54 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 2.52 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.52 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.67 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 2.49 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 2.49 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7596 ha per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 2.49 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3312 ha per square kilometre, 7.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +78.8% | 0.7849 ha per square kilometre | 1.4 ha per square kilometre |
| 1993 | -50.0% | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | 0.6229 ha per square kilometre |
| 1966 | -48.2% | 2.67 ha per square kilometre | 1.38 ha per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +51.2% | 0.5191 ha per square kilometre | 0.7849 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.98 ha per square kilometre | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | 2.67 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | 1.6 ha per square kilometre | 2.14 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.36 ha per square kilometre | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | 2.62 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | 0.4672 ha per square kilometre | 1.82 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.56 ha per square kilometre | 2.24 ha per square kilometre | 3.24 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.55 ha per square kilometre | 2.49 ha per square kilometre | 2.67 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More climate change data for Liberia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.43 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 443.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 238.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 205.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.8992 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 306.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 166.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 140.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.6269 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Liberia?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Liberia was 2.49 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.24 ha per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4672 ha per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Liberia rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Liberia ranks 21st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Rice — Area harvested 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.