Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Fiji
Fiji: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 4,109 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Fiji, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 4,109 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Fiji peaked at 4,475 kg per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 754.4 kg per hectare, in 1998.
Fiji ranks 62nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Fiji, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,181 kg per hectare | — |
| 1991 | 2,317 kg per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 2,154 kg per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 2,276 kg per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 2,301 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 2,651 kg per hectare | +15.2% |
| 1996 | 2,105 kg per hectare | -20.6% |
| 1997 | 2,213 kg per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 754.4 kg per hectare | -65.9% |
| 1999 | 2,706 kg per hectare | +258.7% |
| 2000 | 2,434 kg per hectare | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 2,342 kg per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 2,380 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 2,339 kg per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 2,353 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 2,349 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 2,284 kg per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 2,652 kg per hectare | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 2,266 kg per hectare | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 2,819 kg per hectare | +24.4% |
| 2010 | 2,871 kg per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 2,821 kg per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 2,423 kg per hectare | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 3,000 kg per hectare | +23.8% |
| 2014 | 4,475 kg per hectare | +49.2% |
| 2015 | 3,001 kg per hectare | -32.9% |
| 2016 | 3,001 kg per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 3,001 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3,002 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3,353 kg per hectare | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 3,666 kg per hectare | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 3,887 kg per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 4,090 kg per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 4,109 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 4,109 kg per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,431 kg per hectare, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 4,109 kg per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,751 kg per hectare, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +258.7% | 754.4 kg per hectare | 2,706 kg per hectare |
| 1998 | -65.9% | 2,213 kg per hectare | 754.4 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | +49.2% | 3,000 kg per hectare | 4,475 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,166 kg per hectare | 754.4 kg per hectare | 2,706 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,422 kg per hectare | 2,266 kg per hectare | 2,819 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,095 kg per hectare | 2,423 kg per hectare | 4,475 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,938 kg per hectare | 3,666 kg per hectare | 4,109 kg per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More poverty & inequality data for Fiji
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.4572 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.67 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.7% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 11.56 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Fiji?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Fiji was 4,109 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 4,475 kg per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 754.4 kg per hectare in 1998.
- How does Fiji rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Fiji ranks 62nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.