Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 8.73 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in French Polynesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in French Polynesia is 8.73 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in French Polynesia peaked at 8.73 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.55 %, in 1961.
That places French Polynesia 202nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.59 % | 4.55 % | 4.69 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.86 % | 4.72 % | 5.01 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.25 % | 5.04 % | 5.54 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.35 % | 5.48 % | 6.97 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.21 % | 6.99 % | 7.38 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.79 % | 7.42 % | 8.17 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.56 % | 8.3 % | 8.73 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 199 Micronesia 9.3 % compare
- 200 Eritrea 9.09 % compare
- 201 Sao Tome and Principe 9.04 % compare
- 203 Australia 8.6 % compare
- 204 Australia and New Zealand 8.52 % compare
- 205 South Sudan 8.48 % compare
More environment data for French Polynesia
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1.57 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.1 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2.5 1000 ha (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 — Share in Land area 7.69 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 5.46 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in French Polynesia?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in French Polynesia was 8.73 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.73 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.55 % in 1961.
- How does French Polynesia rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- French Polynesia ranks 202nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.