Agriculture-driven deforestation in Fiji
Fiji: Agriculture-driven deforestation was 119.53 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture-driven deforestation in Fiji, 2001–2024
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 119.53 hectares for agriculture-driven deforestation in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 54.3% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture-driven deforestation in Fiji peaked at 234.49 hectares in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.04 hectares, in 2011.
Fiji ranks 103rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.16 hectares | 39.48 hectares | 139.61 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 118.7 hectares | 22.04 hectares | 234.49 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.02 hectares | 56.66 hectares | 147.34 hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
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 agriculture-driven deforestation in Fiji?
- Agriculture-driven deforestation in Fiji was 119.53 hectares in 2024, according to Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 234.49 hectares in 2014.
- What is the lowest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.04 hectares in 2011.
- How does Fiji rank for agriculture-driven deforestation?
- Fiji ranks 103rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture-driven deforestation rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.