How does Polynesia rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Polynesia ranks 191st out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Polynesia?

Over the last ten years it is up 101.5%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Polynesia

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Polynesia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Polynesia: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 1.35 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

1.35 1000 ha

Change on year

up 22.7%

World rank

191st

of 241 countries

All-time high

1.35 1000 ha

in 2022

All-time low

0.67 1000 ha

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2022

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Polynesia, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2022, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Polynesia stood at 1.35 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 22.7% on the previous year and up 101.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Polynesia peaked at 1.35 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.67 1000 ha, in 1992.

Polynesia ranks 191st of 241 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.67 1000 ha	0.67 1000 ha	0.67 1000 ha	8
2000s	0.67 1000 ha	0.67 1000 ha	0.67 1000 ha	10
2010s	0.67 1000 ha	0.67 1000 ha	0.67 1000 ha	10
2020s	1.04 1000 ha	0.67 1000 ha	1.35 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Polynesia

188 Djibouti 1.99 1000 ha compare
189 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 1.68 1000 ha compare
190 British Virgin Islands 1.45 1000 ha compare
192 Cayman Islands 1.3 1000 ha compare
193 Isle of Man 1.27 1000 ha compare
194 Sao Tome and Principe 1.21 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Polynesia

Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 89.76 % (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 — Share in Land area 16.48 % (2024)
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 972.05 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Cropland — Area 117.57 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 58.48 % (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Polynesia?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Polynesia was 1.35 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Polynesia?: The highest recorded value was 1.35 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Polynesia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.67 1000 ha in 1992.
How does Polynesia rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Polynesia ranks 191st out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Polynesia?: Over the last ten years it is up 101.5%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.