Mangroves — Area from MODIS in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Mangroves — Area from MODIS was 39.65 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mangroves — Area from MODIS in French Polynesia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, mangroves — area from modis in French Polynesia stood at 39.65 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangroves — area from modis in French Polynesia peaked at 78.17 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 37.38 1000 ha, in 2020.
French Polynesia ranks 47th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Mangroves — Area from MODIS in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 78.17 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 49.96 1000 ha | -36.1% |
| 2003 | 45.49 1000 ha | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 44.44 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 44.91 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 45.59 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 44.67 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 42.83 1000 ha | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 43.13 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 41.64 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 41.47 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 41.27 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 39.43 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 39.3 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 39.65 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 39.99 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 39.71 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 39.84 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 37.94 1000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 37.38 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 37.94 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 39.52 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 39.28 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 39.65 1000 ha | +0.9% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 39.65 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54.46 1000 ha, 73% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mangroves — Area from MODIS in French Polynesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -36.1% | 78.17 1000 ha | 49.96 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.8 1000 ha | 42.83 1000 ha | 78.17 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 40.02 1000 ha | 37.94 1000 ha | 41.64 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.75 1000 ha | 37.38 1000 ha | 39.65 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 44 Vanuatu 54.46 1000 ha compare
- 45 New Caledonia 48.74 1000 ha compare
- 46 Kenya 46.52 1000 ha compare
- 48 El Salvador 37.53 1000 ha compare
- 49 Senegal 35.93 1000 ha compare
- 50 Equatorial Guinea 35.9 1000 ha compare
More environment data for French Polynesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.42 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.863 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 94.54 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 6.12 g/Int$ (2024)
- Cropland — Area 27.08 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 1,131 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 8.14 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangroves — area from modis in French Polynesia?
- Mangroves — area from modis in French Polynesia was 39.65 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mangroves — area from modis recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.17 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest mangroves — area from modis recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.38 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does French Polynesia rank for mangroves — area from modis?
- French Polynesia ranks 47th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mangroves — area from modis rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mangroves — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.