Agricultural land — Share in Land area in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 8.14 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in French Polynesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 8.14 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in French Polynesia peaked at 12.02 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 8.14 %, in 2024.
French Polynesia ranks 211th of 237 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.9 % | 11.65 % | 12.02 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.24 % | 10.91 % | 11.58 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.41 % | 9.86 % | 10.83 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.9 % | 9.79 % | 10.07 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 10 % | 9.76 % | 10.31 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.26 % | 8.82 % | 9.71 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4 % | 8.14 % | 8.68 % | 5 |
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More environment data for French Polynesia
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1.57 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 8.73 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 24.58 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 85.81 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.44 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.69 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.1 ha/cap (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 5.46 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in French Polynesia?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in French Polynesia was 8.14 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.02 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.14 % in 2024.
- How does French Polynesia rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- French Polynesia ranks 211th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.