Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Fiji
Fiji: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? was 241,000 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Fiji, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Fiji stood at 241,000 tonnes.
That represents a change of up 15.9% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Fiji peaked at 257,000 tonnes in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31,000 tonnes, in 1970.
Fiji ranks 149th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Fiji, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 38,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 41,000 tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 45,000 tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1964 | 48,000 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 62,000 tonnes | +29.2% |
| 1966 | 51,000 tonnes | -17.7% |
| 1967 | 54,000 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 53,000 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 59,000 tonnes | +11.3% |
| 1970 | 31,000 tonnes | -47.5% |
| 1971 | 68,000 tonnes | +119.4% |
| 1972 | 72,000 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 73,000 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 63,000 tonnes | -13.7% |
| 1975 | 60,000 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 68,000 tonnes | +13.3% |
| 1977 | 72,000 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 72,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 88,000 tonnes | +22.2% |
| 1980 | 82,000 tonnes | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 91,000 tonnes | +11.0% |
| 1982 | 86,000 tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 93,000 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 85,000 tonnes | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 90,000 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 89,000 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 99,000 tonnes | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 76,000 tonnes | -23.2% |
| 1989 | 107,000 tonnes | +40.8% |
| 1990 | 100,000 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 109,000 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 104,000 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 152,000 tonnes | +46.2% |
| 1994 | 132,000 tonnes | -13.2% |
| 1995 | 187,000 tonnes | +41.7% |
| 1996 | 127,000 tonnes | -32.1% |
| 1997 | 153,000 tonnes | +20.5% |
| 1998 | 146,000 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 131,000 tonnes | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 143,000 tonnes | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 250,000 tonnes | +74.8% |
| 2002 | 144,000 tonnes | -42.4% |
| 2003 | 102,000 tonnes | -29.2% |
| 2004 | 124,000 tonnes | +21.6% |
| 2005 | 158,000 tonnes | +27.4% |
| 2006 | 176,000 tonnes | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 174,000 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 189,000 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 144,000 tonnes | -23.8% |
| 2010 | 174,000 tonnes | +20.8% |
| 2011 | 169,000 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 224,000 tonnes | +32.5% |
| 2013 | 233,000 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 177,000 tonnes | -24.0% |
| 2015 | 169,000 tonnes | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 224,000 tonnes | +32.5% |
| 2017 | 136,000 tonnes | -39.3% |
| 2018 | 155,000 tonnes | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 256,000 tonnes | +65.2% |
| 2020 | 257,000 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 211,000 tonnes | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 208,000 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 241,000 tonnes | +15.9% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 241,000 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 861,000 tonnes, 28% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 241,000 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 467,000 tonnes, 52% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +119.4% | 31,000 tonnes | 68,000 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50,111 tonnes | 38,000 tonnes | 62,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 66,700 tonnes | 31,000 tonnes | 88,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 89,800 tonnes | 76,000 tonnes | 107,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 134,100 tonnes | 100,000 tonnes | 187,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 160,400 tonnes | 102,000 tonnes | 250,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 191,700 tonnes | 136,000 tonnes | 256,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 229,250 tonnes | 208,000 tonnes | 257,000 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Fiji?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Fiji was 241,000 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 257,000 tonnes in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,000 tonnes in 1970.
- How does Fiji rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Fiji ranks 149th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.