Share of cereals allocated to human food in Fiji
Fiji: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 77.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Fiji, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of cereals allocated to human food in Fiji stood at 77.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Fiji peaked at 100.0% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 1981.
That places Fiji 64th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100.0% | — |
| 1962 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 98.3% | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 95.2% | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 92.2% | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 96.9% | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 97.7% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 100.0% | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 97.4% | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 98.5% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 97.3% | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 95.8% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 94.8% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 91.1% | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 89.5% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 87.6% | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 56.5% | -35.5% |
| 1982 | 89.4% | +58.1% |
| 1983 | 85.9% | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 89.4% | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 88.4% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 88.1% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 91.0% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 94.6% | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 89.6% | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 85.3% | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 95.1% | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 88.9% | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 88.3% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 90.2% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 89.1% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 88.8% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 89.8% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 94.2% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 95.9% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 95.8% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 96.7% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 95.9% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 96.5% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 95.8% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 92.2% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 84.7% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 87.2% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 84.3% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 85.8% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 83.8% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 84.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 87.2% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 82.8% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 93.2% | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 82.2% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 76.9% | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 77.9% | +1.2% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 77.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.5%, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 77.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.1%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to human food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +58.1% | 56.5% | 89.4% |
| 1981 | -35.5% | 87.6% | 56.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.1% | 92.2% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 96.2% | 89.5% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 86.0% | 56.5% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.6% | 85.3% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.3% | 92.2% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 82.8% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 76.9% | 87.0% | 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 share of cereals allocated to human food in Fiji?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Fiji was 77.9% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 1981.
- How does Fiji rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Fiji ranks 64th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.