Forest land — Area in Polynesia
Polynesia: Forest land — Area was 383.8 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Polynesia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Polynesia stood at 383.8 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Polynesia peaked at 396 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 383.8 1000 ha, in 2025.
Polynesia ranks 164th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest land — Area in Polynesia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 396 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 395.9 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 395.81 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 395.71 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 395.62 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 395.52 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 395.42 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 395.33 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 395.23 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 395.14 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 395.04 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 394.53 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 394.01 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 393.5 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 392.98 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 392.47 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 391.96 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 391.44 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 390.93 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 390.41 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 389.9 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 389.45 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 389 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 388.55 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 388.1 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 387.65 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 387.27 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 386.89 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 386.51 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 386.13 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 385.75 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 385.36 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 384.97 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 384.58 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 384.19 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 383.8 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 395.57 1000 ha | 395.14 1000 ha | 396 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 392.73 1000 ha | 390.41 1000 ha | 395.04 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 387.94 1000 ha | 386.13 1000 ha | 389.9 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 384.78 1000 ha | 383.8 1000 ha | 385.75 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Polynesia
- 161 Puerto Rico 436.06 1000 ha compare
- 162 Eswatini 433.07 1000 ha compare
- 163 Tajikistan 424.5 1000 ha compare
- 165 Brunei Darussalam 380 1000 ha compare
- 165 Brunei 380 1000 ha compare
- 167 Haiti 372.1 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Polynesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.894 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
- Land area — Area 794.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 14.8 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 89.76 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 117.57 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Polynesia?
- Forest land — area in Polynesia was 383.8 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 396 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 383.8 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Polynesia rank for forest land — area?
- Polynesia ranks 164th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.