Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Polynesia
Polynesia: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 31.28 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in 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 Polynesia is 31.28 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Polynesia peaked at 38.97 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20.63 %, in 1961.
Polynesia ranks 138th of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Polynesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.63 % | — |
| 1962 | 22.36 % | +8.4% |
| 1963 | 22.21 % | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 22.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 22.04 % | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 21.94 % | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 21.97 % | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 22.51 % | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 23.38 % | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 23.81 % | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 24.09 % | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 23.98 % | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 23.87 % | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 23.62 % | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 24.13 % | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 23.73 % | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 23.48 % | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 23.55 % | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 23.54 % | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 23.66 % | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 23.29 % | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 23.32 % | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 23.76 % | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 24.56 % | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 24.59 % | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 24.94 % | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 25.57 % | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 25.76 % | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 30.42 % | +18.1% |
| 1990 | 30.87 % | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 30.82 % | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 30.11 % | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 30.17 % | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 30.7 % | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 30.54 % | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 30.32 % | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 30.09 % | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 30.14 % | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 29.73 % | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 28.91 % | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 29.03 % | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 28.96 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 29.66 % | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 29.59 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 29.29 % | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 29.49 % | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 29.81 % | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 29.47 % | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 29.34 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 31.26 % | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 32.9 % | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 34.38 % | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 35.78 % | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 37.52 % | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 38.97 % | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 37.06 % | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 34.15 % | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 31.15 % | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 31.63 % | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 31.6 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 31.53 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 31.5 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 31.41 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 31.28 % | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.14 % | 20.63 % | 23.38 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.78 % | 23.48 % | 24.13 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.99 % | 23.29 % | 30.42 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.35 % | 29.73 % | 30.87 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.36 % | 28.91 % | 29.81 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.48 % | 31.15 % | 38.97 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.46 % | 31.28 % | 31.6 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Polynesia
More environment data for Polynesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.894 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 14.8 % (2024)
- Land area — Area 794.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 89.76 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 117.57 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 972.05 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Polynesia?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Polynesia was 31.28 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.97 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.63 % in 1961.
- How does Polynesia rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Polynesia ranks 138th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.