Share of land covered by forest in Fiji
Fiji: Share of land covered by forest was 62.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land covered by forest in Fiji, 1990–2025
Source: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land covered by forest in Fiji is 62.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by forest in Fiji peaked at 62.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 1990.
Fiji ranks 28th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share of land covered by forest in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.4% | — |
| 1991 | 51.8% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 52.2% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 52.5% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 52.9% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 53.3% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 53.6% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 54.0% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 54.4% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 54.7% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 55.1% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 55.4% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 55.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 56.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 56.4% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 56.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 57.1% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 57.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 57.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 58.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 58.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 58.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 58.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 59.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 59.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 59.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 59.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 60.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 60.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 60.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 60.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 61.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 61.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 62.2% | +0.4% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 62.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35.5%, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 62.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 52.4%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.1% | 51.4% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.6% | 55.1% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 58.4% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 60.9% | 62.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 25 South Korea 64.3% compare
- 26 North Korea 64.2% compare
- 27 Congo 64.0% compare
- 29 Panama 62.2% compare
- 30 Slovenia 61.8% compare
- 31 Montenegro 61.5% 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 share of land covered by forest in Fiji?
- Share of land covered by forest in Fiji was 62.2% in 2025, according to Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by forest recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by forest recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.4% in 1990.
- How does Fiji rank for share of land covered by forest?
- Fiji ranks 28th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land covered by forest rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of land area covered by forest, including both natural forests and forest plantations.