Share global forest in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Share global forest was 0.0036 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0036
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
161st
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0036
in 2025
All-time low
0.0033
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in French Polynesia, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 0.0036 for share global forest in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in French Polynesia peaked at 0.0036 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0033, in 1990.
That places French Polynesia 161st out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0033 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0033 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0034 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0034 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0034 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0034 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0034 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0035 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0035 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0035 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0035 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0035 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0035 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0035 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0035 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0035 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0035 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0035 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0036 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0036 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0036 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0036 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0036 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0036 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0036 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0036 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0036 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0036 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0036 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0036 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0036 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0036 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0036 | +0.1% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 0.0036 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 34% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 0.0036 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0275, 13% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0034 | 0.0033 | 0.0035 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 | 0.0035 | 0.0036 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0036 | 0.0036 | 0.0036 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0036 | 0.0036 | 0.0036 | 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 share global forest in French Polynesia?
- Share global forest in French Polynesia was 0.0036 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0036 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 in 1990.
- How does French Polynesia rank for share global forest?
- French Polynesia ranks 161st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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