NationMaster - Time Series > Geography > Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land

DEFINITION
Rural population density is the rural population divided by the arable land area. Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Geography Statistics > Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land > Liberia (historical data)

Date

Amount

Rank

2003

366.28

#75

2002

372.77

#75

2001

373.8

#75

2000

368.66

#77

1999

356.45

#78

1998

337.41

#80

1997

323.66

#82

1996

303.15

#88

1995

289.39

#91

1994

284.58

#89

1993

287.2

#86

1992

280.25

#90

1991

290.15

#88

1990

292.1

#88

1989

300.75

#86

1988

308.99

#82

1987

324.18

#79

1986

329.51

#79

1985

341.1

#74

1984

340.89

#73

1983

337.38

#72

1982

335.94

#72

1981

332.73

#72

1980

326.32

#73

1979

320.45

#73

1978

315.2

#73

1977

310.45

#74

1976

310.02

#73

1975

305.22

#73

1974

300

#76

1973

294.93

#77

1972

289.98

#78

1971

285.12

#78

1970

280.34

#77

1969

273.76

#78

1968

268.8

#79

1967

262.53

#79

1966

257.85

#79

1965

251.28

#80

1964

246.68

#81

1963

240.31

#85

1962

236.05

#85

1961

230.66

#86

DEFINITION: Rural population density is the rural population divided by the arable land area. Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.