Number of cattle in Fiji
Fiji: Number of cattle was 80,720 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
80,720 animals
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
155th
of 197 countries
All-time high
354,000 animals
in 1995
All-time low
70,034 animals
in 2016
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 155th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Number of cattle in Fiji, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 112,986 animals | — |
| 1962 | 112,986 animals | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 112,986 animals | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 112,986 animals | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 113,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 112,986 animals | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 134,504 animals | +19.0% |
| 1968 | 140,447 animals | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 146,000 animals | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 149,500 animals | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 152,323 animals | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 156,323 animals | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 162,000 animals | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 170,000 animals | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 177,000 animals | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 184,000 animals | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 191,000 animals | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 188,000 animals | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 205,000 animals | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 212,000 animals | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 219,000 animals | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 226,000 animals | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 233,000 animals | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 240,000 animals | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 247,000 animals | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 254,000 animals | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 261,000 animals | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 265,000 animals | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 268,000 animals | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 273,000 animals | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 280,221 animals | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 288,000 animals | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 315,000 animals | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 334,000 animals | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 354,000 animals | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 350,000 animals | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 350,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 344,636 animals | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 330,000 animals | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 335,000 animals | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 340,000 animals | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 320,000 animals | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 310,000 animals | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 310,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 310,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 310,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 315,000 animals | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 312,000 animals | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 310,000 animals | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 309,000 animals | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 309,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 310,000 animals | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 312,000 animals | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 71,909 animals | -77.0% |
| 2015 | 71,194 animals | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 70,034 animals | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 86,463 animals | +23.5% |
| 2018 | 89,490 animals | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 114,502 animals | +27.9% |
| 2020 | 93,301 animals | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 93,440 animals | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 71,608 animals | -23.4% |
| 2023 | 75,924 animals | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 80,720 animals | +6.3% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 80,720 animals is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 918,057 animals, 9% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 80,720 animals is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 650,522 animals, 12% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of cattle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -77.0% | 312,000 animals | 71,909 animals |
| 2019 | +27.9% | 89,490 animals | 114,502 animals |
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 |
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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 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 155th out of 197 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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