Forest land — Share in Land area in Polynesia
Polynesia: Forest land — Share in Land area was 48.35 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Polynesia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Polynesia stood at 48.35 %. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Polynesia peaked at 49.7 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 48.35 %, in 2024.
That places Polynesia 75th out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Polynesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.67 % | — |
| 1991 | 48.65 % | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 48.64 % | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 48.63 % | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 48.62 % | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 48.61 % | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 48.6 % | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 48.58 % | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 48.57 % | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 48.56 % | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 49.7 % | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 49.64 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 49.57 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 49.51 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 49.44 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 49.38 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 49.32 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 49.25 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 49.19 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 49.12 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 49.06 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 49 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 48.94 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 48.89 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 48.83 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 48.77 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 48.73 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 48.99 % | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 48.94 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 48.89 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 48.84 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 48.79 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 48.77 % | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 48.71 % | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 48.35 % | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.61 % | 48.56 % | 48.67 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.41 % | 49.12 % | 49.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.9 % | 48.73 % | 49.06 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.69 % | 48.35 % | 48.84 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Polynesia
- 72 Ecuador 49.69 % compare
- 73 United Republic of Tanzania 49.63 % compare
- 74 Martinique 49.62 % compare
- 76 New Caledonia 48.05 % compare
- 77 Austria 47.27 % compare
- 78 Viet Nam 47.12 % compare
- 78 Vietnam 47.12 % 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 — share in land area in Polynesia?
- Forest land — share in land area in Polynesia was 48.35 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.35 % in 2024.
- How does Polynesia rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Polynesia ranks 75th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in 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 — 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.