Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Fiji
Fiji: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 17 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Fiji, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Fiji is 17 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Fiji peaked at 23.21 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 11.99 %, in 1968.
Fiji ranks 193rd of 255 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.42 % | — |
| 1962 | 12.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 12.48 % | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 12.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 12.36 % | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 12.23 % | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 12.11 % | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 11.99 % | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 12.1 % | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 12.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 12.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 12.59 % | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 12.86 % | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 13.14 % | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 13.41 % | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 14.23 % | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 14.78 % | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 15.33 % | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 15.6 % | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 15.87 % | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 16.42 % | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 16.97 % | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 17.52 % | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 18.06 % | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 18.88 % | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 19.16 % | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 19.98 % | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 20.8 % | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 21.62 % | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 22.44 % | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 23.21 % | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 23 % | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 22.78 % | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 22.57 % | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 22.36 % | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 22.15 % | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 21.93 % | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 21.72 % | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 21.51 % | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 21.3 % | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 21.09 % | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 20.87 % | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 20.66 % | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 20.45 % | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 20.24 % | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 20.03 % | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 19.81 % | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 19.6 % | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 19.39 % | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 19.18 % | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 18.96 % | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 18.75 % | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 18.54 % | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 18.33 % | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 18.12 % | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 17.9 % | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 17.69 % | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 17.48 % | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 17.27 % | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 17.06 % | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 17.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17 % | -0.4% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 17 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.07 %, 44% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 17 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.45 %, 79% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.29 % | 11.99 % | 12.48 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.61 % | 12.1 % | 15.6 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.53 % | 15.87 % | 21.62 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.37 % | 21.51 % | 23.21 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.34 % | 19.39 % | 21.3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.22 % | 17.27 % | 19.18 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.05 % | 17 % | 17.06 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
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 agricultural land — share in land area in Fiji?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Fiji was 17 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 23.21 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.99 % in 1968.
- How does Fiji rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Fiji ranks 193rd out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.