Cropland — Area per capita in Polynesia
Polynesia: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.17 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Polynesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Polynesia is 0.17 ha/cap, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Polynesia peaked at 0.38 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.15 ha/cap, in 2009.
That places Polynesia 114th out of 250 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.
Cropland — Area per capita in Polynesia, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.38 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.38 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.37 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.36 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.36 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.36 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.35 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.34 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.34 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.33 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.33 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.31 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.22 ha/cap | -18.5% |
| 1990 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.18 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.17 ha/cap | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.16 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.16 ha/cap | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.17 ha/cap | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.18 ha/cap | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.19 ha/cap | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2 ha/cap | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.18 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.17 ha/cap | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.36 ha/cap | 0.34 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.314 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.281 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.205 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.168 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.182 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.17 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 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 — 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 cropland — area per capita in Polynesia?
- Cropland — area per capita in Polynesia was 0.17 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.38 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 ha/cap in 2009.
- How does Polynesia rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Polynesia ranks 114th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.