Arable land in Fiji
Fiji: Arable land was 0.0831 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Fiji, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Fiji stood at 0.0831 hectares per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Fiji peaked at 0.2193 hectares per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0681 hectares per person, in 2009.
Fiji ranks 127th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.173 hectares per person | 0.1286 hectares per person | 0.2132 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1325 hectares per person | 0.1234 hectares per person | 0.147 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1623 hectares per person | 0.1402 hectares per person | 0.1957 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1841 hectares per person | 0.1462 hectares per person | 0.2193 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1026 hectares per person | 0.0681 hectares per person | 0.1377 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0759 hectares per person | 0.0694 hectares per person | 0.0829 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0836 hectares per person | 0.0831 hectares per person | 0.0839 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Fiji
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
- Rural population 40.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 377,513 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 870.56 million current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2,237 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 4,109 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 9,194 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Fiji?
- Arable land in Fiji was 0.0831 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2193 hectares per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0681 hectares per person in 2009.
- How does Fiji rank for arable land?
- Fiji ranks 127th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.