Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Fiji
Fiji: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land was 1.46 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1.46
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
36th
of 175 countries
All-time high
1.53
in 2017
All-time low
0.2516
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Fiji, 1961–2019
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 1.46 for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in 2019.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Fiji peaked at 1.53 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2516, in 1961.
Fiji ranks 36th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2516 | — |
| 1962 | 0.2579 | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2687 | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2687 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.329 | +22.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3871 | +17.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4444 | +14.8% |
| 1968 | 0.5033 | +13.2% |
| 1969 | 0.5629 | +11.8% |
| 1970 | 0.6159 | +9.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6755 | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 0.7097 | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7677 | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8205 | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8509 | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8795 | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9012 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.9266 | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.9774 | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 1.04 | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 1.07 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 1.11 | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 1.14 | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 1.12 | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.17 | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 1.24 | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 1.23 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.25 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 1.24 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.24 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.24 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.2 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 1.19 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.19 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.16 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 1.15 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.13 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.15 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.17 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.14 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.13 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.12 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.09 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.11 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.13 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.15 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.16 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.17 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.15 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.21 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 1.26 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.25 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.3 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.36 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 1.42 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.45 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.53 | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 1.5 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.46 | -2.8% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 1.46 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3892, 3.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 1.46 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6175, 2.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3637 | 0.2516 | 0.5629 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8125 | 0.6159 | 0.9774 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.16 | 1.04 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.18 | 1.13 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 | 1.09 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 | 1.21 | 1.53 | 10 |
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 farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Fiji?
- Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Fiji was 1.46 in 2019, according to USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest farm machinery per unit of agricultural land recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 in 2017.
- What is the lowest farm machinery per unit of agricultural land recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2516 in 1961.
- How does Fiji rank for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land?
- Fiji ranks 36th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is farm machinery per unit of agricultural land rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Farm machinery is measured in units of horsepower. This is divided by total agricultural land to give the average machinery use per hectare of agricultural land.