Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Polynesia
Polynesia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 0.91 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Polynesia, 1988–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Polynesia stood at 0.91 %.
That represents a change of up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Polynesia peaked at 1.04 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.68 %, in 1988.
Polynesia ranks 187th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Polynesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.68 % | — |
| 1989 | 0.81 % | +19.1% |
| 1990 | 0.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.83 % | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.83 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.83 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.83 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.82 % | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.83 % | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.83 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.84 % | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.87 % | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.93 % | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.94 % | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.95 % | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.97 % | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.98 % | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.99 % | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 % | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.02 % | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.04 % | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.98 % | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.93 % | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.88 % | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.84 % | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.81 % | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.78 % | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8 % | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.83 % | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.86 % | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9 % | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.91 % | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.91 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.91 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.91 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.745 % | 0.68 % | 0.81 % | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.826 % | 0.81 % | 0.84 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.97 % | 0.87 % | 1.04 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.861 % | 0.78 % | 0.98 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.908 % | 0.9 % | 0.91 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Polynesia
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 — Share in Land area 14.8 % (2024)
- Land area — Area 794.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 89.76 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 117.57 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 972.05 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Polynesia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Polynesia was 0.91 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.68 % in 1988.
- How does Polynesia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Polynesia ranks 187th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.