Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Polynesia
Polynesia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 48.6% in 2025. β¬ Flat
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Polynesia, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Polynesia recorded 48.6% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Polynesia peaked at 49.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 2025.
That places Polynesia 19th out of 51 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.7% | 48.7% | 48.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 49.7% | 49.7% | 49.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 48.8% | 49.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 48.6% | 48.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Polynesia
- 16 Central African Republic 72.4% compare
- 17 Brunei Darussalam 72.1% compare
- 18 Bhutan 70.1% compare
- 19 Sweden 68.6% compare
- 20 Japan 68.3% compare
- 21 British Virgin Islands 66.5% compare
- 22 Liberia 65.7% compare
More environment data for Polynesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.894 Β°C (2025)
- Cropland β Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
- Land area β Area 794.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland β Share in Land area 14.8 % (2024)
- Cropland β Share in Agricultural land 89.76 % (2024)
- Cropland β Area 117.57 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land β Area 130.97 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation β Area 1.07 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Polynesia?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Polynesia was 48.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 2025.
- How does Polynesia rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Polynesia ranks 19th out of 51 regions with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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