Cereal yields in Fiji
Fiji: Cereal yields was 3.07 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.07 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 25.4%
World rank
93rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
4.48 tonnes per hectare
in 2014
All-time low
0.7544 tonnes per hectare
in 1998
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yields in Fiji, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 3.07 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 25.4% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Fiji peaked at 4.48 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7544 tonnes per hectare, in 1998.
That places Fiji 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yields in Fiji, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | +16.2% |
| 1969 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1970 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | +15.8% |
| 1976 | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | -16.2% |
| 1978 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1980 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | -12.9% |
| 1984 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | +16.0% |
| 1985 | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1986 | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 1987 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 1988 | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | +23.7% |
| 1989 | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1991 | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | +15.2% |
| 1996 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | -20.6% |
| 1997 | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7544 tonnes per hectare | -65.9% |
| 1999 | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | +258.7% |
| 2000 | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | +24.4% |
| 2010 | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 3 tonnes per hectare | +23.8% |
| 2014 | 4.48 tonnes per hectare | +49.2% |
| 2015 | 3 tonnes per hectare | -32.9% |
| 2016 | 3 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.35 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 3.67 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 3.89 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 4.19 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 4.11 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | -25.4% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 3.07 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.39 tonnes per hectare, 90% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 3.07 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.69 tonnes per hectare, 83% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +258.7% | 0.7544 tonnes per hectare | 2.71 tonnes per hectare |
| 1998 | -65.9% | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.7544 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.7544 tonnes per hectare | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | 4.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.78 tonnes per hectare | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | 4.19 tonnes per hectare | 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 cereal yields in Fiji?
- Cereal yields in Fiji was 3.07 tonnes per hectare 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 cereal yields recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 4.48 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7544 tonnes per hectare in 1998.
- How does Fiji rank for cereal yields?
- Fiji ranks 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. 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 Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.