Forest land — Area in Fiji
Fiji: Forest land — Area was 1,137 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Fiji, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Fiji stood at 1,137 1000 ha. 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 land — area in Fiji peaked at 1,137 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 939.69 1000 ha, in 1990.
Fiji ranks 137th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Fiji, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 939.69 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 946.37 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 953.05 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 959.72 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 966.4 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 973.08 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 979.76 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 986.44 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 993.11 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 999.79 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1,006 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1,013 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1,019 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1,025 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1,031 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1,037 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1,043 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1,049 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,055 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,061 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1,067 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1,072 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,076 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,081 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1,086 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,090 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,095 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,100 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,104 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,109 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1,113 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1,118 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1,123 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,127 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1,132 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1,137 1000 ha | +0.4% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 1,137 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,330 1000 ha, 49% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 1,137 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,137 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 969.74 1000 ha | 939.69 1000 ha | 999.79 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,034 1000 ha | 1,006 1000 ha | 1,061 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,088 1000 ha | 1,067 1000 ha | 1,109 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,125 1000 ha | 1,113 1000 ha | 1,137 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 134 Togo 1,224 1000 ha compare
- 135 Azerbaijan 1,214 1000 ha compare
- 136 Afghanistan 1,209 1000 ha compare
- 138 Niger 1,055 1000 ha compare
- 139 Timor-Leste 1,054 1000 ha compare
- 139 East Timor 1,054 1000 ha 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 forest land — area in Fiji?
- Forest land — area in Fiji was 1,137 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 1,137 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 939.69 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Fiji rank for forest land — area?
- Fiji ranks 137th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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, published as part of Forest land — Area. 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.