Above-ground forest biomass in Fiji
Fiji: Above-ground forest biomass was 205.97 tonnes per hectare in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
205.97 tonnes per hectare
World rank
31st
of 215 countries
All-time high
207.64 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
All-time low
205.97 tonnes per hectare
in 2025
Years of data
10
1990–2025
Above-ground forest biomass in Fiji, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2025, above-ground forest biomass in Fiji stood at 205.97 tonnes per hectare. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground forest biomass in Fiji peaked at 207.64 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 205.97 tonnes per hectare, in 2025.
That places Fiji 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Above-ground forest biomass in Fiji, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 207.64 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2000 | 207.11 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 206.64 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 206.41 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 203.14 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 203.05 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 202.96 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 202.88 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 206.19 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 205.97 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 205.97 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 134.94 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 205.97 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 147 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 207.64 tonnes per hectare | 207.64 tonnes per hectare | 207.64 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2000s | 207.11 tonnes per hectare | 207.11 tonnes per hectare | 207.11 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 204.18 tonnes per hectare | 202.88 tonnes per hectare | 206.64 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2020s | 206.08 tonnes per hectare | 205.97 tonnes per hectare | 206.19 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
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More environment data for Fiji
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.31 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above-ground forest biomass in Fiji?
- Above-ground forest biomass in Fiji was 205.97 tonnes per hectare in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 207.64 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 205.97 tonnes per hectare in 2025.
- How does Fiji rank for above-ground forest biomass?
- Fiji ranks 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is above-ground forest biomass rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).