Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 24.0%
World rank
168th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in French Polynesia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in French Polynesia is 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.0% on the previous year and down 75.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in French Polynesia peaked at 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
French Polynesia ranks 168th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0054 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | -24.0% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 165 Saint Lucia 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 166 Greenland 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 167 Norway 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 169 Papua New Guinea 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 170 Solomon Islands 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 171 Cyprus 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for French Polynesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.42 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.863 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9576 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in French Polynesia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in French Polynesia was 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does French Polynesia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- French Polynesia ranks 168th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.