Cropland — Share in Land area in Polynesia
Polynesia: Cropland — Share in Land area was 14.8 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Land area in Polynesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in land area in Polynesia is 14.8 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Polynesia peaked at 18.59 % in 1985 and was at its lowest, 12.89 %, in 2009.
That places Polynesia 122nd out of 252 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 — Share in Land area in Polynesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.27 % | — |
| 1962 | 15.53 % | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 15.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 15.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 16.26 % | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 16.39 % | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 16.39 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 16.51 % | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 16.76 % | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 16.69 % | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 16.76 % | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 16.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 16.88 % | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 17 % | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 17.12 % | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 17.49 % | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 17.74 % | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 17.71 % | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 18.02 % | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 18.21 % | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 18.58 % | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 18.58 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 18.53 % | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 18.58 % | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 18.59 % | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 18.51 % | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 18.18 % | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 18.2 % | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 15.16 % | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 15.13 % | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 15.2 % | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 14.83 % | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 14.83 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 14.77 % | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 14.89 % | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 15.04 % | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 14.8 % | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 14.79 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 14.71 % | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 14.51 % | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 14.47 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 14.27 % | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 14.06 % | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 13.85 % | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 13.64 % | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 13.46 % | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 13.3 % | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 13.11 % | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 12.89 % | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 13.64 % | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 14.39 % | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 15.14 % | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 15.89 % | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 16.4 % | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 17.15 % | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 16.66 % | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 16.2 % | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 15.52 % | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 14.94 % | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 14.91 % | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 14.84 % | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 14.82 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 14.89 % | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 14.8 % | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.02 % | 15.27 % | 16.76 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.22 % | 16.69 % | 18.02 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.11 % | 15.16 % | 18.59 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.9 % | 14.71 % | 15.2 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.76 % | 12.89 % | 14.51 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.59 % | 13.64 % | 17.15 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.85 % | 14.8 % | 14.91 % | 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)
- 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 — share in land area in Polynesia?
- Cropland — share in land area in Polynesia was 14.8 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.59 % in 1985.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.89 % in 2009.
- How does Polynesia rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Polynesia ranks 122nd out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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 — Share in Land 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.