Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas was 8.2 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
8.2
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
186th
of 216 countries
All-time high
8.2
in 2019
All-time low
7.9
in 2012
Years of data
10
2010–2019
Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas in French Polynesia, 2010–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 8.2 for exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas in 2019. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas in French Polynesia peaked at 8.2 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.9, in 2012.
That places French Polynesia 186th out of 216 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 183 Antigua and Barbuda 8.42 compare
- 184 Dominica 8.38 compare
- 185 Guam 8.35 compare
- 187 Fiji 8.14 compare
- 188 Micronesia (Federated States of) 8.13 compare
- 189 British Virgin Islands 8.08 compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 7.69 % (2024)
- Country area — Area 352.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 94.54 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 27.08 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 1,131 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas in French Polynesia?
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas in French Polynesia was 8.2 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2 in 2019.
- What is the lowest exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9 in 2012.
- How does French Polynesia rank for exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas?
- French Polynesia ranks 186th out of 216 countries with data for 2019.
- Is exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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