Forest area in Fiji
Fiji: Forest area was 11,601 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Fiji, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 11,601 sq. km for forest area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Fiji peaked at 11,601 sq. km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9,397 sq. km, in 1990.
That places Fiji 121st out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,697 sq. km | 9,397 sq. km | 9,998 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,365 sq. km | 10,065 sq. km | 10,666 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,033 sq. km | 10,732 sq. km | 11,333 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,500 sq. km | 11,400 sq. km | 11,601 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 118 Afghanistan 12,084 sq. km compare
- 119 Togo 12,004 sq. km compare
- 120 Azerbaijan 11,664 sq. km compare
- 122 Eritrea 10,458 sq. km compare
- 123 Niger 10,424 sq. km compare
- 124 North Macedonia 10,015 sq. km compare
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 forest area in Fiji?
- Forest area in Fiji was 11,601 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 11,601 sq. km in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,397 sq. km in 1990.
- How does Fiji rank for forest area?
- Fiji ranks 121st out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). 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 (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.