Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Fiji
Fiji: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 6,817 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Fiji, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Fiji stood at 6,817 ha.
The figure is up 12.8% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Fiji peaked at 7,716 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 441 ha, in 1979.
That places Fiji 51st out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Fiji, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 7,082 ha | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 7,082 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 7,082 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 6,880 ha | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 7,082 ha | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 7,082 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 7,284 ha | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 6,903 ha | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 6,903 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3,500 ha | -49.3% |
| 1972 | 2,000 ha | -42.9% |
| 1973 | 907 ha | -54.6% |
| 1974 | 1,024 ha | +12.9% |
| 1975 | 1,219 ha | +19.0% |
| 1976 | 582 ha | -52.3% |
| 1977 | 663 ha | +13.9% |
| 1978 | 616 ha | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 441 ha | -28.4% |
| 1980 | 538 ha | +22.0% |
| 1981 | 678 ha | +26.0% |
| 1982 | 850 ha | +25.4% |
| 1983 | 1,092 ha | +28.5% |
| 1984 | 4,100 ha | +275.5% |
| 1985 | 4,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3,115 ha | -24.0% |
| 1987 | 2,225 ha | -28.6% |
| 1988 | 1,901 ha | -14.6% |
| 1989 | 1,842 ha | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 4,332 ha | +135.2% |
| 1991 | 2,050 ha | -52.7% |
| 1992 | 1,588 ha | -22.5% |
| 1993 | 2,876 ha | +81.1% |
| 1994 | 1,687 ha | -41.3% |
| 1995 | 1,856 ha | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 2,598 ha | +40.0% |
| 1997 | 4,000 ha | +54.0% |
| 1998 | 1,983 ha | -50.4% |
| 1999 | 2,000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 2,400 ha | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 2,323 ha | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 3,000 ha | +29.1% |
| 2003 | 3,300 ha | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 3,600 ha | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 4,080 ha | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 4,000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 6,395 ha | +59.9% |
| 2008 | 6,183 ha | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 3,564 ha | -42.4% |
| 2010 | 4,500 ha | +26.3% |
| 2011 | 6,302 ha | +40.0% |
| 2012 | 3,448 ha | -45.3% |
| 2013 | 7,211 ha | +109.1% |
| 2014 | 7,716 ha | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 2,984 ha | -61.3% |
| 2016 | 2,547 ha | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 2,725 ha | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 2,893 ha | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 3,041 ha | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 3,595 ha | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 4,310 ha | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 5,690 ha | +32.0% |
| 2023 | 6,042 ha | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 6,817 ha | +12.8% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 6,817 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,817 ha, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 6,817 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,817 ha, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava, fresh — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +275.5% | 1,092 ha | 4,100 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,053 ha | 6,880 ha | 7,284 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,786 ha | 441 ha | 6,903 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,044 ha | 538 ha | 4,100 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,497 ha | 1,588 ha | 4,332 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,884 ha | 2,323 ha | 6,395 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,337 ha | 2,547 ha | 7,716 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,291 ha | 3,595 ha | 6,817 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 48 Somalia 10,329 ha compare
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- 53 French Guiana 5,300 ha compare
- 54 Guinea-Bissau 4,972 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 cassava, fresh — area harvested in Fiji?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Fiji was 6,817 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 7,716 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 441 ha in 1979.
- How does Fiji rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Fiji ranks 51st out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. 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 Cassava, fresh — 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.