Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Polynesia
Polynesia: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 16.48 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Polynesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Polynesia recorded 16.48 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Polynesia peaked at 21.21 % in 1981 and was at its lowest, 15.14 %, in 2009.
That places Polynesia 184th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 18.78 % | 17.98 % | 19.55 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 20 % | 19.45 % | 20.72 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.64 % | 17.65 % | 21.21 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.21 % | 16.93 % | 17.62 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.99 % | 15.14 % | 16.81 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.07 % | 16 % | 20 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.59 % | 16.48 % | 16.74 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Polynesia
More environment data for Polynesia
- Cropland — Share in Land area 14.8 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0.63 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 803.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 794.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 130.97 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 130.97 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 972.05 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 117.57 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 89.76 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 13.41 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Polynesia?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Polynesia was 16.48 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.21 % in 1981.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.14 % in 2009.
- How does Polynesia rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Polynesia ranks 184th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.