How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Fiji
Fiji: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 1.79 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
1.79 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
78th
of 215 countries
All-time high
3.07 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1999
All-time low
0.1916 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Fiji, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Fiji stood at 1.79 metric tons per square kilometre.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Fiji peaked at 3.07 metric tons per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1916 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Fiji 78th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Fiji, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.1916 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.1916 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1916 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.208 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1969 | 0.208 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2135 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2135 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2573 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2573 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2627 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2756 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3059 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4343 metric tons per square kilometre | +42.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5063 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1979 | 1.11 metric tons per square kilometre | +118.8% |
| 1980 | 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 1.29 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1982 | 1.36 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 1.33 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 1.4 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 1.47 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 1.92 metric tons per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 1987 | 2.12 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1988 | 1.87 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1989 | 1.94 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 2.16 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1991 | 1.81 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1992 | 1.52 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1993 | 1.68 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 1.66 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.67 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.47 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 1.65 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 1.81 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 3.07 metric tons per square kilometre | +69.5% |
| 2000 | 2.7 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 2.74 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 2.27 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2003 | 2.06 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 2.75 metric tons per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 2005 | 2.62 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 2.76 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 2.63 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 2.6 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 2.58 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.34 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 2.6 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 2.6 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.35 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 2.43 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 2.3 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 2.46 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 2.61 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 2.35 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 2.29 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.07 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 1.77 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 1.8 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.79 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 1.79 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8393 metric tons per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 1.79 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.99 metric tons per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Fiji changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +118.8% | 0.5063 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.11 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +69.5% | 1.81 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.07 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1981 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1916 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.208 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.3834 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2135 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.11 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.58 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.12 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.85 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.47 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.07 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.57 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.06 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.76 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.43 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.29 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.61 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.77 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.07 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 75 Egypt 2.03 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 76 Spain 2.02 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 77 Estonia 1.82 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 79 Palau 1.77 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 80 Solomon Islands 1.74 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 81 Tonga 1.72 metric tons per square kilometre compare
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 how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Fiji?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Fiji was 1.79 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 metric tons per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1916 metric tons per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Fiji rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Fiji ranks 78th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.