Agricultural land use per person in Fiji
Fiji: Agricultural land use per person was 0.3403 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.3403 hectares per person
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
105th
of 202 countries
All-time high
2.35 hectares per person
in 1850
All-time low
0.1714 hectares per person
in 1840
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Fiji, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, agricultural land use per person in Fiji stood at 0.3403 hectares per person.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Fiji peaked at 2.35 hectares per person in 1850 and was at its lowest, 0.1714 hectares per person, in 1840.
Fiji ranks 105th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural land use per person in Fiji, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.2449 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.2384 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1200 | 0.2314 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1300 | 0.224 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1400 | 0.2161 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1500 | 0.2076 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1600 | 0.1983 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1700 | 0.188 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1710 | 0.1869 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1720 | 0.1858 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1730 | 0.1847 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1740 | 0.1836 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1750 | 0.1824 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1760 | 0.1813 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1770 | 0.1801 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1780 | 0.1789 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1790 | 0.1777 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1800 | 0.1765 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1810 | 0.1752 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1820 | 0.174 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1830 | 0.1727 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1840 | 0.1714 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1850 | 2.35 hectares per person | +1272.7% |
| 1860 | 2.28 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1870 | 2.21 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1880 | 2.13 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1890 | 2.04 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1900 | 1.94 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1910 | 1.88 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1920 | 1.8 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1930 | 1.7 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1940 | 1.55 hectares per person | -8.7% |
| 1950 | 1.33 hectares per person | -14.4% |
| 1951 | 1.3 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1952 | 1.26 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1953 | 1.23 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1954 | 1.19 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1955 | 1.15 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1956 | 1.1 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1957 | 1.04 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1958 | 0.9593 hectares per person | -7.3% |
| 1959 | 0.8512 hectares per person | -11.3% |
| 1960 | 0.5875 hectares per person | -31.0% |
| 1961 | 0.5674 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1962 | 0.5478 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.5316 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5146 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4886 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4757 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4601 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4458 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4403 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.431 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4218 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4298 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4301 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4305 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4308 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.448 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.456 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4638 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4631 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4624 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4671 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4715 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4757 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.4797 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4907 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4954 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5141 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5327 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5511 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5694 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5812 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5659 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5511 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5366 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5224 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5101 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.498 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4861 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4744 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4629 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4545 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4461 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4377 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4294 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4212 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4103 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3995 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.389 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3789 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3747 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3708 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3669 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3632 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3594 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3558 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3528 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3498 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3469 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.344 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3406 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.328 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3229 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3239 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3309 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.3403 hectares per person | +2.8% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 0.3403 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4169 hectares per person, 82% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 0.3403 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2284 hectares per person, 1.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land use per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | +1272.7% | 0.1714 hectares per person | 2.35 hectares per person |
| 1960 | -31.0% | 0.8512 hectares per person | 0.5875 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2449 hectares per person | 0.2449 hectares per person | 0.2449 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.2384 hectares per person | 0.2384 hectares per person | 0.2384 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.2314 hectares per person | 0.2314 hectares per person | 0.2314 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.224 hectares per person | 0.224 hectares per person | 0.224 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.2161 hectares per person | 0.2161 hectares per person | 0.2161 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.2076 hectares per person | 0.2076 hectares per person | 0.2076 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.1983 hectares per person | 0.1983 hectares per person | 0.1983 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.188 hectares per person | 0.188 hectares per person | 0.188 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.1869 hectares per person | 0.1869 hectares per person | 0.1869 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.1858 hectares per person | 0.1858 hectares per person | 0.1858 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.1847 hectares per person | 0.1847 hectares per person | 0.1847 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.1836 hectares per person | 0.1836 hectares per person | 0.1836 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.1824 hectares per person | 0.1824 hectares per person | 0.1824 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.1813 hectares per person | 0.1813 hectares per person | 0.1813 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.1801 hectares per person | 0.1801 hectares per person | 0.1801 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.1789 hectares per person | 0.1789 hectares per person | 0.1789 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.1777 hectares per person | 0.1777 hectares per person | 0.1777 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.1765 hectares per person | 0.1765 hectares per person | 0.1765 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.1752 hectares per person | 0.1752 hectares per person | 0.1752 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.174 hectares per person | 0.174 hectares per person | 0.174 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.1727 hectares per person | 0.1727 hectares per person | 0.1727 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.1714 hectares per person | 0.1714 hectares per person | 0.1714 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 2.35 hectares per person | 2.35 hectares per person | 2.35 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 2.28 hectares per person | 2.28 hectares per person | 2.28 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 2.21 hectares per person | 2.21 hectares per person | 2.21 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 2.13 hectares per person | 2.13 hectares per person | 2.13 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 2.04 hectares per person | 2.04 hectares per person | 2.04 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.94 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.88 hectares per person | 1.88 hectares per person | 1.88 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.8 hectares per person | 1.8 hectares per person | 1.8 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.7 hectares per person | 1.7 hectares per person | 1.7 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.55 hectares per person | 1.55 hectares per person | 1.55 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.14 hectares per person | 0.8512 hectares per person | 1.33 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.506 hectares per person | 0.4403 hectares per person | 0.5875 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4405 hectares per person | 0.4218 hectares per person | 0.4638 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.494 hectares per person | 0.4624 hectares per person | 0.5511 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5295 hectares per person | 0.4744 hectares per person | 0.5812 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4229 hectares per person | 0.3789 hectares per person | 0.4629 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3584 hectares per person | 0.344 hectares per person | 0.3747 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3311 hectares per person | 0.3229 hectares per person | 0.3406 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 102 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.3612 hectares per person compare
- 103 Cameroon 0.354 hectares per person compare
- 104 Lesotho 0.3406 hectares per person compare
- 106 Guinea-Bissau 0.3358 hectares per person compare
- 107 Albania 0.334 hectares per person compare
- 108 Croatia 0.3333 hectares per person 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 agricultural land use per person in Fiji?
- Agricultural land use per person in Fiji was 0.3403 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 2.35 hectares per person in 1850.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1714 hectares per person in 1840.
- How does Fiji rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Fiji ranks 105th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.