Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in French Polynesia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in French Polynesia stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in French Polynesia peaked at 0.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2011.
That places French Polynesia 84th out of 227 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.3% | — |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -77.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0.0% | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in French Polynesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -100.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 2001 | -77.9% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
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More environment data for French Polynesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.42 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.863 °C (2025)
- Arable land — Area 2.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 7.33 kg/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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in French Polynesia?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in French Polynesia was 0.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2011.
- How does French Polynesia rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- French Polynesia ranks 84th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.