Land use in Fiji
Fiji: Land use was 138,600 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use in Fiji, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 138,600 hectares for land use in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Fiji peaked at 251,000 hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, 138,600 hectares, in 2020.
That places Fiji 148th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 150,889 hectares | 146,000 hectares | 155,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 156,200 hectares | 146,000 hectares | 170,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 196,000 hectares | 170,000 hectares | 230,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 229,020 hectares | 204,600 hectares | 251,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 172,720 hectares | 146,800 hectares | 198,800 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 142,950 hectares | 139,800 hectares | 146,100 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 138,600 hectares | 138,600 hectares | 138,600 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More environment data for Fiji
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.96 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0164 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0072 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.7997 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.373 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Fiji?
- Land use in Fiji was 138,600 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 251,000 hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 138,600 hectares in 2020.
- How does Fiji rank for land use?
- Fiji ranks 148th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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