Arable land use per person in Fiji
Fiji: Arable land use per person was 0.0831 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.96 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0164 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0072 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.7997 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.373 Mt CO2e (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.