Country area — Area in Polynesia
Polynesia: Country area — Area was 803.5 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Country area — Area in Polynesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, country area — area in Polynesia stood at 803.5 1000 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Polynesia peaked at 851.7 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 798.4 1000 ha, in 2022.
That places Polynesia 192nd out of 267 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Country area — Area in Polynesia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 851.7 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 851.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 798.8 1000 ha | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 798.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 798.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 798.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 798.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 798.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 798.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 798.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 798.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 798.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 798.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 798.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 798.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 798.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 798.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 798.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 798.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 798.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 798.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 798.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 798.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 798.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 798.4 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 798.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 803.5 1000 ha | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 851.7 1000 ha | 851.7 1000 ha | 851.7 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 851.7 1000 ha | 851.7 1000 ha | 851.7 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 851.7 1000 ha | 851.7 1000 ha | 851.7 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 851.7 1000 ha | 851.7 1000 ha | 851.7 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 798.8 1000 ha | 798.8 1000 ha | 798.8 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 798.8 1000 ha | 798.8 1000 ha | 798.8 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 799.6 1000 ha | 798.4 1000 ha | 803.5 1000 ha | 5 |
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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 — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 130.97 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 14.8 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 89.76 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 117.57 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area in Polynesia?
- Country area — area in Polynesia was 803.5 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 851.7 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 798.4 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Polynesia rank for country area — area?
- Polynesia ranks 192nd out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Country area — 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.