Arable land use per person in Fiji
Fiji: Arable land use per person was 0.0831 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0831 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
127th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2193 hectares per person
in 1991
All-time low
0.0681 hectares per person
in 2009
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land use per person in Fiji, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 0.0831 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Fiji peaked at 0.2193 hectares per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0681 hectares per person, in 2009.
That places Fiji 127th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land use per person in Fiji, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2132 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2067 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1936 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1876 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1714 hectares per person | -8.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1665 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1584 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1314 hectares per person | -17.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1286 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1261 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1238 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1272 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1252 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1234 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1302 hectares per person | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1366 hectares per person | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1422 hectares per person | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.147 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1436 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1402 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1445 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1485 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1522 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1557 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1658 hectares per person | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1623 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1732 hectares per person | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1845 hectares per person | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1957 hectares per person | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2069 hectares per person | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2193 hectares per person | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2104 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2017 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1933 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1788 hectares per person | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1704 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1615 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1525 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1462 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1377 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1295 hectares per person | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1214 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1136 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1059 hectares per person | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0984 hectares per person | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.091 hectares per person | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0838 hectares per person | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0768 hectares per person | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0681 hectares per person | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0694 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0708 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0721 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0736 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.075 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0764 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0779 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0795 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0811 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0829 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0839 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0838 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0835 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0831 hectares per person | -0.5% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 0.0831 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1102 hectares per person, 75% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 0.0831 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0406 hectares per person, 2.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.173 hectares per person | 0.1286 hectares per person | 0.2132 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1325 hectares per person | 0.1234 hectares per person | 0.147 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1623 hectares per person | 0.1402 hectares per person | 0.1957 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1841 hectares per person | 0.1462 hectares per person | 0.2193 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1026 hectares per person | 0.0681 hectares per person | 0.1377 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0759 hectares per person | 0.0694 hectares per person | 0.0829 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0836 hectares per person | 0.0831 hectares per person | 0.0839 hectares per person | 4 |
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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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Fiji?
- Arable land use per person in Fiji was 0.0831 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2193 hectares per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0681 hectares per person in 2009.
- How does Fiji rank for arable land use per person?
- Fiji ranks 127th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.