What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Fiji and Iceland?

15,720 hectares, with Fiji ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Iceland?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Fiji vs Iceland: Cropland extent over the long-term

Fiji

136,720 hectares

in 2025

Iceland

121,000 hectares

in 2025

Fiji rank

147th

Iceland rank

148th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Fiji
Iceland

How they compare

Fiji currently reports 136,720 hectares against 121,000 hectares in Iceland, a difference of 15,720 hectares.

That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iceland ahead.

Fiji ranks 147th and Iceland ranks 148th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 8 and Iceland in 32.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Fiji	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1000s	7,362 hectares	33,312 hectares	25,950 hectares	Iceland
1100s	7,961 hectares	46,765 hectares	38,804 hectares	Iceland
1200s	8,587 hectares	46,892 hectares	38,305 hectares	Iceland
1300s	9,237 hectares	47,019 hectares	37,782 hectares	Iceland
1400s	9,901 hectares	40,410 hectares	30,509 hectares	Iceland
1500s	10,566 hectares	40,517 hectares	29,951 hectares	Iceland
1600s	11,214 hectares	33,853 hectares	22,640 hectares	Iceland
1700s	11,814 hectares	33,628 hectares	21,814 hectares	Iceland
1710s	12,364 hectares	34,324 hectares	21,960 hectares	Iceland
1720s	12,938 hectares	35,033 hectares	22,095 hectares	Iceland
1730s	13,537 hectares	35,757 hectares	22,221 hectares	Iceland
1740s	14,162 hectares	36,497 hectares	22,335 hectares	Iceland
1750s	14,814 hectares	37,251 hectares	22,437 hectares	Iceland
1760s	15,495 hectares	38,021 hectares	22,526 hectares	Iceland
1770s	16,205 hectares	38,807 hectares	22,602 hectares	Iceland
1780s	16,945 hectares	39,609 hectares	22,664 hectares	Iceland
1790s	17,716 hectares	40,428 hectares	22,712 hectares	Iceland
1800s	18,521 hectares	41,264 hectares	22,743 hectares	Iceland
1810s	19,358 hectares	42,117 hectares	22,758 hectares	Iceland
1820s	20,287 hectares	43,883 hectares	23,596 hectares	Iceland
1830s	21,257 hectares	45,723 hectares	24,466 hectares	Iceland
1840s	22,270 hectares	47,641 hectares	25,371 hectares	Iceland
1850s	23,327 hectares	49,639 hectares	26,312 hectares	Iceland
1860s	24,429 hectares	51,720 hectares	27,291 hectares	Iceland
1870s	25,068 hectares	52,256 hectares	27,188 hectares	Iceland
1880s	25,719 hectares	52,797 hectares	27,078 hectares	Iceland
1890s	26,752 hectares	53,344 hectares	26,592 hectares	Iceland
1900s	27,762 hectares	53,897 hectares	26,135 hectares	Iceland
1910s	36,248 hectares	54,455 hectares	18,207 hectares	Iceland
1920s	45,343 hectares	68,087 hectares	22,744 hectares	Iceland
1930s	55,055 hectares	78,348 hectares	23,294 hectares	Iceland
1940s	77,375 hectares	89,062 hectares	11,686 hectares	Iceland
1950s	122,975 hectares	106,889 hectares	16,086 hectares	Fiji
1960s	151,200 hectares	120,000 hectares	31,200 hectares	Fiji
1970s	156,200 hectares	125,800 hectares	30,400 hectares	Fiji
1980s	196,000 hectares	134,200 hectares	61,800 hectares	Fiji
1990s	229,020 hectares	133,900 hectares	95,120 hectares	Fiji
2000s	172,720 hectares	127,700 hectares	45,020 hectares	Fiji
2010s	142,950 hectares	121,380 hectares	21,570 hectares	Fiji
2020s	137,910 hectares	121,000 hectares	16,910 hectares	Fiji

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Fiji or Iceland?: Fiji, at 136,720 hectares against 121,000 hectares in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Fiji and Iceland?: 15,720 hectares, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Iceland?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Fiji and Iceland rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Fiji ranks 147th and Iceland ranks 148th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.