Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Fiji
Fiji: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 44.48 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Fiji, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 44.48 % for cropland — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Fiji peaked at 67.98 % in 1963 and was at its lowest, 44.48 %, in 2020.
Fiji ranks 156th of 252 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 67.84 % | — |
| 1962 | 67.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 67.98 % | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 67.98 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 67.66 % | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 67.34 % | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 67.01 % | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 66.67 % | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 66.06 % | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 66.06 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 66.06 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 65.22 % | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 63.83 % | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 62.5 % | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 63.27 % | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 61.54 % | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 61.11 % | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 60.71 % | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 59.65 % | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 58.62 % | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 58.33 % | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 58.06 % | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 57.81 % | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 57.58 % | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 57.97 % | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 57.14 % | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 57.53 % | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 57.89 % | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 58.23 % | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 58.54 % | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 59.2 % | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 58.82 % | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 58.44 % | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 58.05 % | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 57.65 % | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 57.24 % | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 56.83 % | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 56.41 % | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 55.98 % | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 55.54 % | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 55.09 % | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 54.64 % | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 54.17 % | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 53.7 % | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 53.21 % | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 52.71 % | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 52.21 % | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 51.69 % | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 51.16 % | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 50.62 % | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 50.07 % | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 49.5 % | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 48.93 % | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 48.34 % | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 47.73 % | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 47.11 % | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 46.48 % | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 45.83 % | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 45.16 % | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 44.48 % | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 44.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 44.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 44.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 44.48 % | +0.0% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 44.48 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.13 %, 74% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 44.48 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.75 %, 51% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.38 % | 66.06 % | 67.98 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 63 % | 59.65 % | 66.06 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.92 % | 57.14 % | 58.62 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.72 % | 55.98 % | 59.2 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.41 % | 51.16 % | 55.54 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.98 % | 45.16 % | 50.62 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.48 % | 44.48 % | 44.48 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 153 Ecuador 45.15 % compare
- 154 Sierra Leone 44.83 % compare
- 155 Micronesia (Federated States of) 44.49 % compare
- 157 Puerto Rico 43.98 % compare
- 158 French Guiana 43.95 % compare
- 159 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.36 % compare
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 cropland — share in agricultural land in Fiji?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Fiji was 44.48 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 67.98 % in 1963.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.48 % in 2020.
- How does Fiji rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Fiji ranks 156th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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, published as part of Cropland — Share in Agricultural land. 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.