ILOSTAT - Employment surveys — Share of employees in agriculture in in Fiji
Fiji: ILOSTAT - Employment surveys — Share of employees in agriculture in was 3.22 % in 2018. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Employment surveys — Share of employees in agriculture in in Fiji, 1969–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in in Fiji stood at 3.22 %.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 85.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in in Fiji peaked at 7.36 % in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.29 %, in 2004.
That places Fiji 24th out of 29 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Employment surveys — Share of employees in agriculture in in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 4.31 % | — |
| 1970 | 7.36 % | +70.8% |
| 1971 | 6.8 % | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 4.76 % | -30.0% |
| 1973 | 5.6 % | +17.6% |
| 1974 | 4.31 % | -23.0% |
| 1975 | 4.07 % | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 3.7 % | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 3.37 % | -8.9% |
| 1978 | 3.64 % | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 2.93 % | -19.5% |
| 1980 | 3.26 % | +11.3% |
| 1981 | 3.08 % | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 2.9 % | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 3.12 % | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 2.85 % | -8.7% |
| 1985 | 3.18 % | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 2.71 % | -14.8% |
| 1987 | 2.54 % | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 2.58 % | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 2.37 % | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 2.51 % | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 2.82 % | +12.4% |
| 1992 | 2.43 % | -13.8% |
| 1993 | 1.81 % | -25.5% |
| 1994 | 2.42 % | +33.7% |
| 1995 | 2.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.8 % | -25.6% |
| 1997 | 1.7 % | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 1.96 % | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 1.48 % | -24.5% |
| 2000 | 1.53 % | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.39 % | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 1.29 % | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 1.74 % | +34.9% |
| 2017 | 3.24 % | +86.2% |
| 2018 | 3.22 % | -0.6% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 3.22 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.01 %, 29% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.31 % | 4.31 % | 4.31 % | 1 |
| 1970s | 4.65 % | 2.93 % | 7.36 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.86 % | 2.37 % | 3.26 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.14 % | 1.48 % | 2.82 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4 % | 1.29 % | 1.53 % | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.73 % | 1.74 % | 3.24 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 21 China, mainland 4.07 % compare
- 22 Brunei Darussalam 4 % compare
- 23 Azerbaijan 3.58 % compare
- 25 Botswana 3.16 % compare
- 26 Chad 1.77 % compare
- 27 Guam 0.65 % 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 ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in in Fiji?
- Ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in in Fiji was 3.22 % in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 7.36 % in 1970.
- What is the lowest ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 % in 2004.
- How does Fiji rank for ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in?
- Fiji ranks 24th out of 29 countries with data for 2018.
- Is ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.1%. 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 ILOSTAT - Employment surveys — Share of employees in agriculture in total employees — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.