Land use in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Land use was 28,500 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in French Polynesia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 28,500 hectares for land use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in French Polynesia peaked at 28,500 hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23,000 hectares, in 1987.
French Polynesia ranks 171st of 223 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,000 hectares | 24,000 hectares | 24,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 24,000 hectares | 24,000 hectares | 24,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,700 hectares | 23,000 hectares | 24,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,000 hectares | 23,000 hectares | 23,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,550 hectares | 23,000 hectares | 25,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,900 hectares | 24,500 hectares | 27,500 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,500 hectares | 28,500 hectares | 28,500 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
More environment data for French Polynesia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.84 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0281 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0008 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0738 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0419 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in French Polynesia?
- Land use in French Polynesia was 28,500 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 28,500 hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,000 hectares in 1987.
- How does French Polynesia rank for land use?
- French Polynesia ranks 171st out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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