Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Fiji
Fiji: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 3,553 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Fiji, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 3,553 ha for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Fiji peaked at 66,271 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 30 ha, in 1962.
Fiji ranks 150th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Fiji, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 60 ha | — |
| 1962 | 30 ha | -50.0% |
| 1963 | 32 ha | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 50 ha | +56.2% |
| 1965 | 50 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 50 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 280 ha | +460.0% |
| 1968 | 789 ha | +181.8% |
| 1969 | 789 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 600 ha | -24.0% |
| 1971 | 500 ha | -16.7% |
| 1972 | 308 ha | -38.4% |
| 1973 | 348 ha | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 350 ha | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 350 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 340 ha | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 300 ha | -11.8% |
| 1978 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 250 ha | -16.7% |
| 1980 | 200 ha | -20.0% |
| 1981 | 200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 146 ha | -27.0% |
| 1983 | 170 ha | +16.4% |
| 1984 | 222 ha | +30.6% |
| 1985 | 60,300 ha | +27062.2% |
| 1986 | 60,322 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 50,169 ha | -16.8% |
| 1988 | 47,339 ha | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 52,339 ha | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 66,271 ha | +26.6% |
| 1991 | 56,240 ha | -15.1% |
| 1992 | 65,172 ha | +15.9% |
| 1993 | 65,065 ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 64,738 ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 65,253 ha | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 65,243 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 65,233 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 65,223 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 53,993 ha | -17.2% |
| 2000 | 54,002 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 65,403 ha | +21.1% |
| 2002 | 65,409 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 60,300 ha | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 61,506 ha | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 60,312 ha | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 60,989 ha | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 60,326 ha | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 60,334 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 60,342 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,105 ha | -96.5% |
| 2011 | 3,224 ha | +53.2% |
| 2012 | 2,726 ha | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 4,473 ha | +64.1% |
| 2014 | 3,430 ha | -23.3% |
| 2015 | 3,730 ha | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 4,389 ha | +17.7% |
| 2017 | 4,195 ha | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 4,209 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 4,404 ha | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 5,846 ha | +32.7% |
| 2021 | 5,431 ha | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 3,562 ha | -34.4% |
| 2023 | 3,223 ha | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 3,553 ha | +10.2% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 3,553 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68,160 ha, 5% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 3,553 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 79,726 ha, 4% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +27062.2% | 222 ha | 60,300 ha |
| 1967 | +460.0% | 50 ha | 280 ha |
| 1968 | +181.8% | 280 ha | 789 ha |
| 2010 | -96.5% | 60,342 ha | 2,105 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 236.67 ha | 30 ha | 789 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 364.6 ha | 250 ha | 600 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,141 ha | 146 ha | 60,322 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 63,243 ha | 53,993 ha | 66,271 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 60,892 ha | 54,002 ha | 65,409 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,688 ha | 2,105 ha | 4,473 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,323 ha | 3,223 ha | 5,846 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 147 Niue 5,285 ha compare
- 148 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 4,883 ha compare
- 149 Tonga 4,097 ha compare
- 151 Dominica 3,322 ha compare
- 152 Luxembourg 3,267 ha compare
- 153 Trinidad and Tobago 3,109 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Fiji
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.3644 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1465 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1612 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3319 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Fiji?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Fiji was 3,553 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 66,271 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 ha in 1962.
- How does Fiji rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Fiji ranks 150th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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.