Milk production in Fiji
Fiji: Milk production was 12,153 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Milk production in Fiji, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 12,153 tonnes for milk production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production in Fiji peaked at 66,000 tonnes in 1995 and was at its lowest, 10,767 tonnes, in 2019.
Fiji ranks 157th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Milk production in Fiji, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 22,000 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 24,000 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 38,668 tonnes | +61.1% |
| 1965 | 38,668 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 38,700 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 38,740 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 30,770 tonnes | -20.6% |
| 1969 | 35,000 tonnes | +13.7% |
| 1970 | 41,094 tonnes | +17.4% |
| 1971 | 44,000 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 44,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 50,000 tonnes | +13.6% |
| 1974 | 51,000 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 52,000 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 50,000 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 56,000 tonnes | +12.0% |
| 1978 | 53,850 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 55,400 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 56,300 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 50,000 tonnes | -11.2% |
| 1982 | 40,000 tonnes | -20.0% |
| 1983 | 35,000 tonnes | -12.5% |
| 1984 | 34,000 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 44,000 tonnes | +29.4% |
| 1986 | 51,000 tonnes | +15.9% |
| 1987 | 51,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 49,470 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 53,000 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 58,000 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 62,000 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 39,317 tonnes | -36.6% |
| 1993 | 63,000 tonnes | +60.2% |
| 1994 | 65,261 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 66,000 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 60,700 tonnes | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 57,800 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 57,000 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 55,000 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 56,000 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 57,000 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 57,500 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 38,696 tonnes | -32.7% |
| 2004 | 50,000 tonnes | +29.2% |
| 2005 | 57,000 tonnes | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 57,500 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 58,000 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 58,500 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 12,414 tonnes | -78.8% |
| 2010 | 13,766 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 13,914 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 12,646 tonnes | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 13,515 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 16,684 tonnes | +23.4% |
| 2015 | 12,634 tonnes | -24.3% |
| 2016 | 14,172 tonnes | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 12,982 tonnes | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 11,767 tonnes | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 10,767 tonnes | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 12,393 tonnes | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 11,399 tonnes | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 13,904 tonnes | +22.0% |
| 2023 | 12,737 tonnes | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 12,153 tonnes | -4.6% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 12,153 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 542,686 tonnes, 2% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 12,153 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29,145 tonnes, 42% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -78.8% | 58,500 tonnes | 12,414 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31,838 tonnes | 20,000 tonnes | 38,740 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 49,734 tonnes | 41,094 tonnes | 56,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 46,377 tonnes | 34,000 tonnes | 56,300 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 58,408 tonnes | 39,317 tonnes | 66,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 50,261 tonnes | 12,414 tonnes | 58,500 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,285 tonnes | 10,767 tonnes | 16,684 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,517 tonnes | 11,399 tonnes | 13,904 tonnes | 5 |
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 milk production in Fiji?
- Milk production in Fiji was 12,153 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk production recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 66,000 tonnes in 1995.
- What is the lowest milk production recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,767 tonnes in 2019.
- How does Fiji rank for milk production?
- Fiji ranks 157th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Milk production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Milk represents the raw equivalents of all dairy products including cheese, yoghurt, cream and milk consumed as the final product.