Taro — Production in Fiji
Fiji: Taro — Production was 68,124 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taro — Production in Fiji, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 68,124 t for taro — production in 2024.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taro — production in Fiji peaked at 87,044 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4,950 t, in 1977.
That places Fiji 18th out of 52 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taro — Production in Fiji, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 44,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 47,000 t | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 47,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 44,000 t | -6.4% |
| 1965 | 49,000 t | +11.4% |
| 1966 | 45,000 t | -8.2% |
| 1967 | 38,000 t | -15.6% |
| 1968 | 42,000 t | +10.5% |
| 1969 | 45,000 t | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 35,000 t | -22.2% |
| 1971 | 28,000 t | -20.0% |
| 1972 | 19,000 t | -32.1% |
| 1973 | 13,000 t | -31.6% |
| 1974 | 10,100 t | -22.3% |
| 1975 | 10,400 t | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 5,690 t | -45.3% |
| 1977 | 4,950 t | -13.0% |
| 1978 | 5,599 t | +13.1% |
| 1979 | 5,324 t | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 8,544 t | +60.5% |
| 1981 | 9,948 t | +16.4% |
| 1982 | 9,780 t | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 19,356 t | +97.9% |
| 1984 | 15,000 t | -22.5% |
| 1985 | 17,000 t | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 12,090 t | -28.9% |
| 1987 | 12,680 t | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 8,759 t | -30.9% |
| 1989 | 7,803 t | -10.9% |
| 1990 | 8,780 t | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 8,080 t | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 5,876 t | -27.3% |
| 1993 | 5,329 t | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 8,810 t | +65.3% |
| 1995 | 12,973 t | +47.3% |
| 1996 | 22,614 t | +74.3% |
| 1997 | 23,350 t | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 25,625 t | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 20,189 t | -21.2% |
| 2000 | 35,828 t | +77.5% |
| 2001 | 30,558 t | -14.7% |
| 2002 | 36,796 t | +20.4% |
| 2003 | 39,083 t | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 65,545 t | +67.7% |
| 2005 | 83,751 t | +27.8% |
| 2006 | 76,156 t | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 61,662 t | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 74,009 t | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 69,863 t | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 61,138 t | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 67,197 t | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 60,000 t | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 87,044 t | +45.1% |
| 2014 | 62,748 t | -27.9% |
| 2015 | 60,928 t | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 38,379 t | -37.0% |
| 2017 | 42,985 t | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 49,271 t | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 51,509 t | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 53,894 t | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 54,751 t | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 65,573 t | +19.8% |
| 2023 | 67,057 t | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 68,124 t | +1.6% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 68,124 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20,669 t, 3.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 68,124 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57,116 t, 1.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44,556 t | 38,000 t | 49,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,706 t | 4,950 t | 35,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,096 t | 7,803 t | 19,356 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,163 t | 5,329 t | 25,625 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 57,325 t | 30,558 t | 83,751 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,120 t | 38,379 t | 87,044 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,880 t | 53,894 t | 68,124 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 15 Philippines 93,795 t compare
- 16 Gabon 88,841 t compare
- 17 Burundi 69,998 t compare
- 19 Solomon Islands 46,108 t compare
- 20 Central African Republic 44,393 t compare
- 21 China, Taiwan Province of 36,619 t 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 taro — production in Fiji?
- Taro — production in Fiji was 68,124 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest taro — production recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 87,044 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest taro — production recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,950 t in 1977.
- How does Fiji rank for taro — production?
- Fiji ranks 18th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taro — production rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 Taro — Production. 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.