Forest area in Fiji
Fiji: Forest area was 1.14 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.14 million hectares
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
124th
of 235 countries
All-time high
1.14 million hectares
in 2025
All-time low
939,690 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area in Fiji, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 1.14 million hectares for forest area 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, forest area in Fiji peaked at 1.14 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 939,690 hectares, in 1990.
That places Fiji 124th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area in Fiji, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 939,690 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 946,368 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 953,046 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 959,724 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 966,402 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 973,080 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 979,758 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 986,436 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 993,114 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 999,792 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.01 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.01 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.02 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.02 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.03 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.04 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.04 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.05 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.05 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.06 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.07 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.07 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.08 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.08 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.09 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.09 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.09 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.10 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.10 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.11 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.11 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.12 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.12 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.13 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.13 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.14 million hectares | +0.4% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 1.14 million hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million hectares, 50% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 1.14 million hectares is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.14 million hectares, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 969,741 hectares | 939,690 hectares | 999,792 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | 1.06 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 million hectares | 1.07 million hectares | 1.11 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 million hectares | 1.11 million hectares | 1.14 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 121 Togo 1.22 million hectares compare
- 122 Azerbaijan 1.21 million hectares compare
- 123 Afghanistan 1.21 million hectares compare
- 125 Niger 1.06 million hectares compare
- 126 East Timor 1.05 million hectares compare
- 127 North Macedonia 1.03 million hectares 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)
- 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 forest area in Fiji?
- Forest area in Fiji was 1.14 million hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 939,690 hectares in 1990.
- How does Fiji rank for forest area?
- Fiji ranks 124th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.