Liberia's forest cover fell from 87.3 % in 1994 to 78.1 % in 2023.
Liberia · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 8 with data
Land
Liberia's forest area fell from 84,042 km in 1994 to 75,267 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
189th of 213 · 44th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Liberia's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 2.5 % in 2013 to 4.0 % in 2025.
Liberia's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 12.3 % in 1994 to 20.0 % in 2023.
Liberia's arable land (% of land area) rose from 3.6 % in 1994 to 5.2 % in 2023.
Air
Liberia's air pollution (pm2.5) rose from 17.7 in 1994 to 17.9 in 2023.
Water
Liberia's water stress rose from 0.1 % in 1993 to 0.1 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
15th of 181 · 2nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Liberia's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 92,802 in 1993 to 37,221 in 2022.
›No data available (2)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Liberia.
- Safe drinking waterNo data
- Safe sanitationNo data