Africa vs Polynesia: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land over time
- Africa
- Polynesia
How they compare
Polynesia currently reports 58.48 % against 3.88 % in Africa, a difference of 54.6 %.
That makes Polynesia's figure about 15.1 times Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Polynesia has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 16th and Polynesia ranks 19th of 36 groups.
Polynesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.55 % | 63.13 % | 61.57 % | Polynesia |
| 1970s | 1.78 % | 62.31 % | 60.53 % | Polynesia |
| 1980s | 2.05 % | 62.72 % | 60.67 % | Polynesia |
| 1990s | 2.31 % | 56.21 % | 53.9 % | Polynesia |
| 2000s | 2.65 % | 56.32 % | 53.67 % | Polynesia |
| 2010s | 3.22 % | 51.34 % | 48.12 % | Polynesia |
| 2020s | 3.8 % | 57.92 % | 54.12 % | Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent crops — share in agricultural land, Africa or Polynesia?
- Polynesia, at 58.48 % against 3.88 % in Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent crops — share in agricultural land between Africa and Polynesia?
- 54.6 %, with Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Polynesia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Polynesia rank globally for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Africa ranks 16th and Polynesia ranks 19th of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.