Number of cattle in Fiji
Fiji: Number of cattle was 80,720 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle in Fiji, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of cattle in Fiji is 80,720 animals, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Fiji peaked at 354,000 animals in 1995 and was at its lowest, 70,034 animals, in 2016.
Fiji ranks 154th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 122,098 animals | 112,986 animals | 146,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 173,515 animals | 149,500 animals | 205,000 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 242,500 animals | 212,000 animals | 268,000 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 321,886 animals | 273,000 animals | 354,000 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 317,200 animals | 310,000 animals | 340,000 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 174,359 animals | 70,034 animals | 312,000 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 82,999 animals | 71,608 animals | 93,440 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More agriculture & rural data for Fiji
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 870.56 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.0% (2025)
- Rural population 377,513 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 40.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2,237 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Fiji?
- Number of cattle in Fiji was 80,720 animals 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 number of cattle recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 354,000 animals in 1995.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,034 animals in 2016.
- How does Fiji rank for number of cattle?
- Fiji ranks 154th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Number of cattle. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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