Forest area in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Forest area was 149,460 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in French Polynesia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in French Polynesia is 149,460 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in French Polynesia peaked at 149,460 hectares in 2010 and was at its lowest, 144,430 hectares, in 1990.
French Polynesia ranks 161st of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 144,430 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 144,842 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 145,254 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 145,666 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 146,078 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 146,490 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 146,902 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 147,314 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 147,726 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 148,138 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 148,550 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 148,641 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 148,732 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 148,823 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 148,914 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 149,005 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 149,096 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 149,187 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 149,278 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 149,369 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 149,460 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 149,460 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 149,460 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 149,460 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 149,460 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 149,460 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 149,460 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 149,460 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 149,460 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 149,460 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 149,460 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 149,460 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 149,460 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 149,460 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 149,460 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 149,460 hectares | +0.0% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 149,460 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 436,060 hectares, 34% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 149,460 hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.14 million hectares, 13% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 146,284 hectares | 144,430 hectares | 148,138 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 148,960 hectares | 148,550 hectares | 149,369 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 149,460 hectares | 149,460 hectares | 149,460 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 149,460 hectares | 149,460 hectares | 149,460 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
More environment data for French Polynesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (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)
- Arable land — Area 2.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 7.33 kg/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 8.73 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 24.58 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 85.81 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in French Polynesia?
- Forest area in French Polynesia was 149,460 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 149,460 hectares in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 144,430 hectares in 1990.
- How does French Polynesia rank for forest area?
- French Polynesia ranks 161st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.