Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Fiji
Fiji: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 20.07 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Fiji, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Fiji is 20.07 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 85.3% on the previous year and up 172.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Fiji peaked at 20.07 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.089 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Fiji ranks 55th of 56 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.089 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 7.37 Square kilometres | +8182.4% |
| 2015 | 10.03 Square kilometres | +36.1% |
| 2020 | 10.83 Square kilometres | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 20.07 Square kilometres | +85.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.089 Square kilometres | 0.089 Square kilometres | 0.089 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.7 Square kilometres | 7.37 Square kilometres | 10.03 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 15.45 Square kilometres | 10.83 Square kilometres | 20.07 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for Fiji
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6759 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8816 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.8198 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.58 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 3,553 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 1,730 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 18,270 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 1,386 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 18,270 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 9,410 Square kilometres (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Fiji?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Fiji was 20.07 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 20.07 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.089 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Fiji rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Fiji ranks 55th out of 56 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 172.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation