Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 9,460 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in French Polynesia stood at 9,460 hectares. 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in French Polynesia peaked at 9,460 hectares in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4,430 hectares, in 1990.
That places French Polynesia 144th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,284 hectares | 4,430 hectares | 8,138 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,960 hectares | 8,550 hectares | 9,369 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,460 hectares | 9,460 hectares | 9,460 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,460 hectares | 9,460 hectares | 9,460 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 141 United Arab Emirates 13,610 hectares compare
- 142 East Timor 11,730 hectares compare
- 143 Eritrea 10,000 hectares compare
- 145 El Salvador 8,880 hectares compare
- 146 Lesotho 8,670 hectares compare
- 147 Jamaica 8,420 hectares compare
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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in French Polynesia?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in French Polynesia was 9,460 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 9,460 hectares in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,430 hectares in 1990.
- How does French Polynesia rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- French Polynesia ranks 144th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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