Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Fiji
Fiji: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 3,602 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Fiji, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals, primary — area harvested in Fiji stood at 3,602 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.0% on the previous year and up 105.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Fiji peaked at 14,129 ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1,752 ha, in 2014.
That places Fiji 151st out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Fiji, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13,060 ha | — |
| 1962 | 12,857 ha | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 12,263 ha | -4.6% |
| 1964 | 10,319 ha | -15.9% |
| 1965 | 8,287 ha | -19.7% |
| 1966 | 8,571 ha | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 9,819 ha | +14.6% |
| 1968 | 10,898 ha | +11.0% |
| 1969 | 10,813 ha | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 11,548 ha | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 9,376 ha | -18.8% |
| 1972 | 9,295 ha | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 8,454 ha | -9.0% |
| 1974 | 9,207 ha | +8.9% |
| 1975 | 10,395 ha | +12.9% |
| 1976 | 9,456 ha | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 9,572 ha | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 9,224 ha | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 9,871 ha | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 9,813 ha | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 8,919 ha | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 10,074 ha | +12.9% |
| 1983 | 9,731 ha | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 11,321 ha | +16.3% |
| 1985 | 12,165 ha | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 12,031 ha | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 12,655 ha | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 14,129 ha | +11.6% |
| 1989 | 13,761 ha | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 13,057 ha | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 12,765 ha | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 10,902 ha | -14.6% |
| 1993 | 10,039 ha | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 8,512 ha | -15.2% |
| 1995 | 7,458 ha | -12.4% |
| 1996 | 9,247 ha | +24.0% |
| 1997 | 8,376 ha | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 8,515 ha | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 6,673 ha | -21.6% |
| 2000 | 5,828 ha | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 6,361 ha | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 5,679 ha | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 7,076 ha | +24.6% |
| 2004 | 6,133 ha | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 6,789 ha | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 6,000 ha | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 5,733 ha | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 5,397 ha | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 4,307 ha | -20.2% |
| 2010 | 3,001 ha | -30.3% |
| 2011 | 2,886 ha | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 2,005 ha | -30.5% |
| 2013 | 2,570 ha | +28.2% |
| 2014 | 1,752 ha | -31.8% |
| 2015 | 2,475 ha | +41.3% |
| 2016 | 3,179 ha | +28.4% |
| 2017 | 3,354 ha | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 2,759 ha | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 2,390 ha | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 2,884 ha | +20.7% |
| 2021 | 3,043 ha | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 3,593 ha | +18.1% |
| 2023 | 2,237 ha | -37.7% |
| 2024 | 3,602 ha | +61.0% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 3,602 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 354,364 ha, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 3,602 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.21 million ha, 0% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,765 ha | 8,287 ha | 13,060 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,640 ha | 8,454 ha | 11,548 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,460 ha | 8,919 ha | 14,129 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,554 ha | 6,673 ha | 13,057 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,930 ha | 4,307 ha | 7,076 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,637 ha | 1,752 ha | 3,354 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,072 ha | 2,237 ha | 3,602 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 148 French Guiana 8,928 ha compare
- 149 Oman 8,733 ha compare
- 150 Papua New Guinea 3,929 ha compare
- 152 Montenegro 2,558 ha compare
- 153 Iceland 2,528 ha compare
- 154 Kuwait 2,484 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 cereals, primary — area harvested in Fiji?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Fiji was 3,602 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 14,129 ha in 1988.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,752 ha in 2014.
- How does Fiji rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Fiji ranks 151st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — 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.