Bananas — Area harvested in Fiji
Fiji: Bananas — Area harvested was 669 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Bananas — Area harvested in Fiji, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, bananas — area harvested in Fiji stood at 669 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — area harvested in Fiji peaked at 2,824 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 141 ha, in 2012.
Fiji ranks 88th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bananas — Area harvested in Fiji, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,023 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,023 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,023 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,619 ha | -20.0% |
| 1965 | 2,023 ha | +25.0% |
| 1966 | 1,457 ha | -28.0% |
| 1967 | 1,619 ha | +11.1% |
| 1968 | 1,200 ha | -25.9% |
| 1969 | 1,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1971 | 910 ha | -9.0% |
| 1972 | 800 ha | -12.1% |
| 1973 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 750 ha | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 750 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 750 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 750 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 800 ha | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 805 ha | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 810 ha | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 815 ha | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 818 ha | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 820 ha | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 818 ha | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 840 ha | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 867 ha | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 763 ha | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 753 ha | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 857 ha | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 858 ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 868 ha | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 320 ha | -63.1% |
| 1999 | 350 ha | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 400 ha | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 557 ha | +39.2% |
| 2002 | 562 ha | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 450 ha | -19.9% |
| 2004 | 500 ha | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 538 ha | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 600 ha | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 450 ha | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 2,824 ha | +527.6% |
| 2009 | 717 ha | -74.6% |
| 2010 | 797 ha | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 902 ha | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 141 ha | -84.4% |
| 2013 | 920 ha | +552.5% |
| 2014 | 1,028 ha | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 527 ha | -48.7% |
| 2016 | 415 ha | -21.3% |
| 2017 | 436 ha | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 489 ha | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 509 ha | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 1,095 ha | +115.1% |
| 2021 | 948 ha | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 505 ha | -46.7% |
| 2023 | 618 ha | +22.4% |
| 2024 | 669 ha | +8.3% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 669 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,574 ha, 10% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 669 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,702 ha, 39% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bananas — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +552.5% | 141 ha | 920 ha |
| 2008 | +527.6% | 450 ha | 2,824 ha |
| 2020 | +115.1% | 509 ha | 1,095 ha |
| 2012 | -84.4% | 902 ha | 141 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,687 ha | 1,200 ha | 2,023 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 826 ha | 750 ha | 1,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 791.8 ha | 750 ha | 820 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 729.4 ha | 320 ha | 868 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 759.8 ha | 400 ha | 2,824 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 616.4 ha | 141 ha | 1,028 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 767 ha | 505 ha | 1,095 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 85 Mauritius 759 ha compare
- 86 Brunei Darussalam 743 ha compare
- 87 Guinea-Bissau 724 ha compare
- 89 Guyana 625 ha compare
- 90 Tonga 571 ha compare
- 91 Republic of Korea 551 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Fiji
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1405 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 932.92 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6777 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4046 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bananas — area harvested in Fiji?
- Bananas — area harvested in Fiji was 669 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest bananas — area harvested recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 2,824 ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest bananas — area harvested recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 141 ha in 2012.
- How does Fiji rank for bananas — area harvested?
- Fiji ranks 88th out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bananas — area harvested rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Bananas — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.