What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Fiji and Israel?

2,800 hectares, with Fiji ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Israel?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Fiji vs Israel: Land use over the long-term

Fiji

173,000 hectares

in 2025

Israel

170,200 hectares

in 2025

Fiji rank

145th

Israel rank

146th

Land use over the long-term over time

Fiji
Israel

How they compare

Fiji currently reports 173,000 hectares against 170,200 hectares in Israel, a difference of 2,800 hectares.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Israel ahead.

Fiji ranks 145th and Israel ranks 146th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 16 and Israel in 24.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Fiji	Israel	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0 hectares	99,276 hectares	99,276 hectares	Israel
1100s	0 hectares	98,899 hectares	98,899 hectares	Israel
1200s	0 hectares	97,978 hectares	97,978 hectares	Israel
1300s	0 hectares	96,411 hectares	96,411 hectares	Israel
1400s	0 hectares	66,392 hectares	66,392 hectares	Israel
1500s	0 hectares	77,742 hectares	77,742 hectares	Israel
1600s	0 hectares	71,670 hectares	71,670 hectares	Israel
1700s	0 hectares	51,478 hectares	51,478 hectares	Israel
1710s	0 hectares	55,355 hectares	55,355 hectares	Israel
1720s	0 hectares	59,093 hectares	59,093 hectares	Israel
1730s	0 hectares	62,685 hectares	62,685 hectares	Israel
1740s	0 hectares	66,124 hectares	66,124 hectares	Israel
1750s	0 hectares	69,402 hectares	69,402 hectares	Israel
1760s	0 hectares	72,511 hectares	72,511 hectares	Israel
1770s	0 hectares	75,441 hectares	75,441 hectares	Israel
1780s	0 hectares	78,181 hectares	78,181 hectares	Israel
1790s	0 hectares	80,720 hectares	80,720 hectares	Israel
1800s	0 hectares	83,042 hectares	83,042 hectares	Israel
1810s	0 hectares	84,630 hectares	84,630 hectares	Israel
1820s	0 hectares	86,973 hectares	86,973 hectares	Israel
1830s	0 hectares	89,234 hectares	89,234 hectares	Israel
1840s	0 hectares	91,378 hectares	91,378 hectares	Israel
1850s	299,345 hectares	93,362 hectares	205,983 hectares	Fiji
1860s	306,101 hectares	95,136 hectares	210,965 hectares	Fiji
1870s	305,737 hectares	93,793 hectares	211,944 hectares	Fiji
1880s	304,114 hectares	92,104 hectares	212,010 hectares	Fiji
1890s	305,155 hectares	89,993 hectares	215,162 hectares	Fiji
1900s	303,455 hectares	87,361 hectares	216,094 hectares	Fiji
1910s	298,367 hectares	84,062 hectares	214,305 hectares	Fiji
1920s	288,799 hectares	97,849 hectares	190,950 hectares	Fiji
1930s	273,162 hectares	111,695 hectares	161,467 hectares	Fiji
1940s	293,598 hectares	123,192 hectares	170,406 hectares	Fiji
1950s	242,951 hectares	136,147 hectares	106,805 hectares	Fiji
1960s	73,200 hectares	114,200 hectares	41,000 hectares	Israel
1970s	92,500 hectares	117,600 hectares	25,100 hectares	Israel
1980s	142,500 hectares	140,200 hectares	2,300 hectares	Fiji
1990s	172,700 hectares	144,600 hectares	28,100 hectares	Fiji
2000s	173,000 hectares	135,660 hectares	37,340 hectares	Fiji
2010s	173,000 hectares	147,260 hectares	25,740 hectares	Fiji
2020s	173,000 hectares	166,467 hectares	6,533 hectares	Fiji

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use over the long-term, Fiji or Israel?: Fiji, at 173,000 hectares against 170,200 hectares in Israel as of 2025.
What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Fiji and Israel?: 2,800 hectares, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Israel?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Fiji and Israel rank globally for land use over the long-term?: Fiji ranks 145th and Israel ranks 146th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.