Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Fiji
Fiji: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.6696 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.6696
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
42nd
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.29
in 1991
All-time low
0.5214
in 1968
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Fiji, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Fiji is 0.6696, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Fiji peaked at 1.29 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.5214, in 1968.
That places Fiji 42nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.8278 | -17.2% |
| 1963 | 0.6959 | -15.9% |
| 1964 | 0.7112 | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.7366 | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.7609 | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.7601 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5214 | -31.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5682 | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5262 | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 0.5876 | +11.7% |
| 1972 | 0.6832 | +16.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6656 | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.7358 | +10.5% |
| 1975 | 0.793 | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8153 | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.764 | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7984 | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6283 | -21.3% |
| 1980 | 0.712 | +13.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6744 | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6809 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 1.05 | +54.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6806 | -35.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9376 | +37.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7564 | -19.3% |
| 1987 | 1.08 | +42.5% |
| 1988 | 1.12 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9805 | -12.3% |
| 1990 | 1.02 | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 1.29 | +26.3% |
| 1992 | 1.19 | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 1.15 | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 1.05 | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9395 | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9242 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9452 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.19 | +25.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8546 | -28.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8121 | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8704 | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7802 | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8202 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.689 | -16.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6316 | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5565 | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5994 | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5649 | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5267 | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7636 | +45.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6483 | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9199 | +41.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7283 | -20.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7277 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7381 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9545 | +29.3% |
| 2017 | 0.849 | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8168 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7845 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7565 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7879 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6957 | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6696 | -3.8% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 0.6696 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3111, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 0.6696 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4156, 1.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7313 | 0.5214 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6997 | 0.5262 | 0.8153 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8671 | 0.6744 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 | 0.8546 | 1.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6851 | 0.5267 | 0.8704 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7931 | 0.6483 | 0.9545 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7274 | 0.6696 | 0.7879 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More reference data data for Fiji
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1992 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.307 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.307 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2292 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Fiji?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Fiji was 0.6696 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 in 1991.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5214 in 1968.
- How does Fiji rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Fiji ranks 42nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).