Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Fiji

Fiji: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 9.47 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9.47 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
129th
of 208 countries
All-time high
9.47 percent
in 1991
All-time low
4 percent
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Fiji, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.

Analysis

Fiji recorded 9.47 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Fiji peaked at 9.47 percent in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4 percent, in 1961.

Fiji ranks 129th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.01 percent 4 percent 4.11 percent 9
1970s 5.06 percent 4.11 percent 6.29 percent 10
1980s 7.8 percent 6.57 percent 9.03 percent 10
1990s 9.45 percent 9.3 percent 9.47 percent 10
2000s 9.47 percent 9.47 percent 9.47 percent 10
2010s 9.47 percent 9.47 percent 9.47 percent 10
2020s 9.47 percent 9.47 percent 9.47 percent 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Fiji?
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Fiji was 9.47 percent 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 share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Fiji?
The highest recorded value was 9.47 percent in 1991.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Fiji?
The lowest recorded value was 4 percent in 1961.
How does Fiji rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Fiji ranks 129th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Fiji?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).