Taro — Yield in Fiji
Fiji: Taro — Yield was 20,000 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taro — Yield in Fiji, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, taro — yield in Fiji stood at 20,000 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 116.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taro — yield in Fiji peaked at 20,000 kg/ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,913 kg/ha, in 1990.
Fiji ranks 6th of 52 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Taro — Yield in Fiji, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,000 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 8,007 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 8,007 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 8,044 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 8,072 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 8,227 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 8,536 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 8,716 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 9,338 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 10,000 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 11,200 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1972 | 12,667 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 1973 | 12,346 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 11,981 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 11,954 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 10,000 kg/ha | -16.3% |
| 1977 | 11,000 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 11,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 11,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 12,000 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 12,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 12,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 12,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 10,000 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 1985 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 9,951 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 9,500 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 7,503 kg/ha | -21.0% |
| 1990 | 1,913 kg/ha | -74.5% |
| 1991 | 4,131 kg/ha | +115.9% |
| 1992 | 3,168 kg/ha | -23.3% |
| 1993 | 2,806 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 3,013 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 9,784 kg/ha | +224.7% |
| 1996 | 11,307 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 9,566 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 1998 | 8,358 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 1999 | 14,856 kg/ha | +77.7% |
| 2000 | 11,224 kg/ha | -24.4% |
| 2001 | 9,857 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 9,812 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 9,771 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 9,364 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 9,738 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 9,520 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 9,657 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 7,230 kg/ha | -25.1% |
| 2009 | 10,042 kg/ha | +38.9% |
| 2010 | 10,635 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 9,798 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 9,400 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 10,883 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 9,249 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 20,000 kg/ha | +116.2% |
| 2016 | 20,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19,988 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 20,000 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 12,400 kg/ha | -38.0% |
| 2021 | 12,000 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 20,000 kg/ha | +66.7% |
| 2023 | 20,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 20,000 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10,542 kg/ha, 1.9× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 20,000 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7,794 kg/ha, 2.6× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taro — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +224.7% | 3,013 kg/ha | 9,784 kg/ha |
| 1991 | +115.9% | 1,913 kg/ha | 4,131 kg/ha |
| 2015 | +116.2% | 9,249 kg/ha | 20,000 kg/ha |
| 1999 | +77.7% | 8,358 kg/ha | 14,856 kg/ha |
| 1990 | -74.5% | 7,503 kg/ha | 1,913 kg/ha |
| 2022 | +66.7% | 12,000 kg/ha | 20,000 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,327 kg/ha | 8,000 kg/ha | 9,338 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,315 kg/ha | 10,000 kg/ha | 12,667 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,495 kg/ha | 7,503 kg/ha | 12,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,890 kg/ha | 1,913 kg/ha | 14,856 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,622 kg/ha | 7,230 kg/ha | 11,224 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,995 kg/ha | 9,249 kg/ha | 20,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,880 kg/ha | 12,000 kg/ha | 20,000 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 3 Egypt 36,345 kg/ha compare
- 4 Ethiopia 24,749 kg/ha compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10,386 kg/ha compare
- 5 Cyprus 22,094 kg/ha compare
- 5 Melanesia 9,568 kg/ha compare
- 7 China, mainland 19,282 kg/ha compare
- 8 China 19,209 kg/ha compare
- 8 Polynesia 5,817 kg/ha compare
- 9 Solomon Islands 16,925 kg/ha compare
- 9 Micronesia 5,340 kg/ha 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 — yield in Fiji?
- Taro — yield in Fiji was 20,000 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest taro — yield recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 20,000 kg/ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest taro — yield recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,913 kg/ha in 1990.
- How does Fiji rank for taro — yield?
- Fiji ranks 6th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taro — yield rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.2%. 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, published as part of Taro — Yield. 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.