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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.84 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0281 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0008 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0738 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0419 Mt CO2e (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.