Forest land — Area in Polynesia

Polynesia: Forest land — Area was 383.8 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
383.8 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
153rd
of 231 countries
All-time high
396 1000 ha
in 1990
All-time low
383.8 1000 ha
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Forest land — Area in Polynesia, 1990–2025

01002003004001990200720251990: 396 1000 ha1991: 395.9 1000 ha1992: 395.8 1000 ha1993: 395.7 1000 ha1994: 395.6 1000 ha1995: 395.5 1000 ha1996: 395.4 1000 ha1997: 395.3 1000 ha1998: 395.2 1000 ha1999: 395.1 1000 ha2000: 395 1000 ha2001: 394.5 1000 ha2002: 394 1000 ha2003: 393.5 1000 ha2004: 393 1000 ha2005: 392.5 1000 ha2006: 392 1000 ha2007: 391.4 1000 ha2008: 390.9 1000 ha2009: 390.4 1000 ha2010: 389.9 1000 ha2011: 389.4 1000 ha2012: 389 1000 ha2013: 388.6 1000 ha2014: 388.1 1000 ha2015: 387.6 1000 ha2016: 387.3 1000 ha2017: 386.9 1000 ha2018: 386.5 1000 ha2019: 386.1 1000 ha2020: 385.8 1000 ha2021: 385.4 1000 ha2022: 385 1000 ha2023: 384.6 1000 ha2024: 384.2 1000 ha2025: 383.8 1000 ha

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 153rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 150 Puerto Rico 436.06 1000 ha compare
  2. 151 Eswatini 433.07 1000 ha compare
  3. 152 Tajikistan 424.5 1000 ha compare
  4. 154 Brunei Darussalam 380 1000 ha compare
  5. 155 Haiti 372.1 1000 ha compare
  6. 156 Republic of Moldova 370.3 1000 ha compare

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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 153rd out of 231 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

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
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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.