What is the difference in arable land use per person between Brunei and French Polynesia?

0.0002 hectares per person, with French Polynesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and French Polynesia?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brunei vs French Polynesia: Arable land use per person

Brunei

0.0087 hectares per person

in 2023

French Polynesia

0.0089 hectares per person

in 2023

Brunei rank

190th

French Polynesia rank

189th

Arable land use per person over time

Brunei
French Polynesia

How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 0.0089 hectares per person against 0.0087 hectares per person in Brunei, a difference of 0.0002 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brunei ahead.

Brunei ranks 190th and French Polynesia ranks 189th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 6 and French Polynesia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brunei	French Polynesia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0436 hectares per person	0.0208 hectares per person	0.0228 hectares per person	Brunei
1970s	0.0273 hectares per person	0.0152 hectares per person	0.0121 hectares per person	Brunei
1980s	0.0187 hectares per person	0.0113 hectares per person	0.0074 hectares per person	Brunei
1990s	0.014 hectares per person	0.0104 hectares per person	0.0036 hectares per person	Brunei
2000s	0.0113 hectares per person	0.0098 hectares per person	0.0015 hectares per person	Brunei
2010s	0.0096 hectares per person	0.0091 hectares per person	0.0005 hectares per person	Brunei
2020s	0.0088 hectares per person	0.0089 hectares per person	0.0001 hectares per person	French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Brunei or French Polynesia?: French Polynesia, at 0.0089 hectares per person against 0.0087 hectares per person in Brunei as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Brunei and French Polynesia?: 0.0002 hectares per person, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and French Polynesia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brunei and French Polynesia rank globally for arable land use per person?: Brunei ranks 190th and French Polynesia ranks 189th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Arable land use per person
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.