Sorghum yields in Fiji
Fiji: Sorghum yields was 3.46 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.46 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
23rd
of 115 countries
All-time high
3.63 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
0.6418 tonnes per hectare
in 1981
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sorghum yields in Fiji, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 3.46 tonnes per hectare for sorghum yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Fiji peaked at 3.63 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6418 tonnes per hectare, in 1981.
Fiji ranks 23rd of 115 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum yields in Fiji, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 3.26 tonnes per hectare | +48.8% |
| 1974 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | -42.2% |
| 1975 | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | +70.8% |
| 1976 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | -33.3% |
| 1977 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -53.3% |
| 1978 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +100.0% |
| 1979 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8642 tonnes per hectare | -56.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6418 tonnes per hectare | -25.7% |
| 1982 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +78.1% |
| 1983 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +39.6% |
| 1984 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +24.3% |
| 1986 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1990 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 3 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 2.84 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 2.86 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 3.01 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 3.11 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 3.15 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 3.19 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 3.23 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.43 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 3.39 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 3.38 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 3.48 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 3.46 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.37 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 3.46 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.12 tonnes per hectare, 1.6× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +100.0% | 1 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare |
| 1982 | +78.1% | 0.6418 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare |
| 1975 | +70.8% | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 3.21 tonnes per hectare |
| 1980 | -56.8% | 2 tonnes per hectare | 0.8642 tonnes per hectare |
| 1977 | -53.3% | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare |
| 1973 | +48.8% | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | 3.26 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 3.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 0.6418 tonnes per hectare | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | 3.11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | 3.15 tonnes per hectare | 3.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- 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)
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- 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 sorghum yields in Fiji?
- Sorghum yields in Fiji was 3.46 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sorghum yields recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 3.63 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6418 tonnes per hectare in 1981.
- How does Fiji rank for sorghum yields?
- Fiji ranks 23rd out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Sorghum yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.