15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value was 43.06 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in French Polynesia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 43.06 % for 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in French Polynesia peaked at 43.06 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 39.46 %, in 1990.
French Polynesia ranks 69th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.46 % | 39.46 % | 39.46 % | 1 |
| 2000s | 42.8 % | 42.8 % | 42.8 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 43.06 % | 43.06 % | 43.06 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 43.06 % | 43.06 % | 43.06 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 66 Belarus 44.22 % compare
- 67 Trinidad and Tobago 44.06 % compare
- 68 Nepal 43.71 % compare
- 70 Saint Kitts and Nevis 42.31 % compare
- 71 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.23 % compare
- 72 Canada 41.97 % compare
More environment data for French Polynesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.42 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.863 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 7.69 % (2024)
- Country area — Area 352.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 94.54 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 27.08 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 1,131 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in French Polynesia?
- 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in French Polynesia was 43.06 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.06 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.46 % in 1990.
- How does French Polynesia rank for 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value?
- French Polynesia ranks 69th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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