Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 6.33 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in French Polynesia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 6.33 % for planted forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in French Polynesia peaked at 6.33 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.07 %, in 1990.
French Polynesia ranks 113th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.07 % | — |
| 1991 | 3.34 % | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 3.62 % | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 3.89 % | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 4.16 % | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 4.43 % | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 4.7 % | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 4.96 % | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 5.23 % | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 5.49 % | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 5.76 % | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 5.81 % | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 5.87 % | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 5.93 % | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 5.99 % | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 6.04 % | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 6.1 % | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 6.16 % | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 6.22 % | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 6.27 % | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 6.33 % | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 6.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6.33 % | +0.0% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 6.33 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.3 %, 33% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 6.33 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.33 %, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.29 % | 3.07 % | 5.49 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.01 % | 5.76 % | 6.27 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.33 % | 6.33 % | 6.33 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.33 % | 6.33 % | 6.33 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — share in forest land in French Polynesia?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in French Polynesia was 6.33 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.33 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.07 % in 1990.
- How does French Polynesia rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- French Polynesia ranks 113th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, published as part of Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. 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.