Forest land — Share in Land area in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Forest land — Share in Land area was 42.45 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in French Polynesia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in French Polynesia stood at 42.45 %.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in French Polynesia peaked at 43.06 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 39.46 %, in 1990.
French Polynesia ranks 80th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.97 % | 39.46 % | 40.47 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.91 % | 42.8 % | 43.03 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.06 % | 43.06 % | 43.06 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.94 % | 42.45 % | 43.06 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 77 Trinidad and Tobago 44.16 % compare
- 78 Belarus 44.09 % compare
- 79 Nepal 43.6 % compare
- 81 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.21 % compare
- 82 Saint Kitts and Nevis 42.15 % compare
- 83 Canada 41.97 % compare
More environment data for French Polynesia
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1.57 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2.5 1000 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)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.44 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.69 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.1 ha/cap (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 5.46 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in French Polynesia?
- Forest land — share in land area in French Polynesia was 42.45 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.06 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.46 % in 1990.
- How does French Polynesia rank for forest land — share in land area?
- French Polynesia ranks 80th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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, published as part of Forest land — Share in 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.