Temperature change in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Temperature change was 0.863 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature change in French Polynesia, 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temperature change in French Polynesia is 0.863 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 9.9% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature change in French Polynesia peaked at 1.01 °C in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.576 °C, in 1968.
That places French Polynesia 208th out of 233 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature change in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.12 °C | — |
| 1962 | -0.139 °C | -215.8% |
| 1963 | -0.06 °C | -56.8% |
| 1964 | -0.246 °C | +310.0% |
| 1965 | -0.147 °C | -40.2% |
| 1966 | 0.046 °C | -131.3% |
| 1967 | -0.316 °C | -787.0% |
| 1968 | -0.576 °C | +82.3% |
| 1969 | 0.304 °C | -152.8% |
| 1970 | 0.232 °C | -23.7% |
| 1971 | -0.25 °C | -207.8% |
| 1972 | 0.202 °C | -180.8% |
| 1973 | 0.375 °C | +85.6% |
| 1974 | -0.279 °C | -174.4% |
| 1975 | -0.183 °C | -34.4% |
| 1976 | -0.192 °C | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.268 °C | -239.6% |
| 1978 | -0.067 °C | -125.0% |
| 1979 | 0.116 °C | -273.1% |
| 1980 | 0.236 °C | +103.4% |
| 1981 | 0.127 °C | -46.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3 °C | +136.2% |
| 1983 | 0.122 °C | -59.3% |
| 1984 | 0.289 °C | +136.9% |
| 1985 | 0.03 °C | -89.6% |
| 1986 | 0.148 °C | +393.3% |
| 1987 | 0.31 °C | +109.5% |
| 1988 | 0.195 °C | -37.1% |
| 1989 | 0.022 °C | -88.7% |
| 1990 | 0.226 °C | +927.3% |
| 1991 | 0.178 °C | -21.2% |
| 1992 | 0.19 °C | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.016 °C | -91.6% |
| 1994 | 0.383 °C | +2293.8% |
| 1995 | 0.378 °C | -1.3% |
| 1996 | -0.043 °C | -111.4% |
| 1997 | 0.126 °C | -393.0% |
| 1998 | 0.512 °C | +306.3% |
| 1999 | 0.325 °C | -36.5% |
| 2000 | 0.196 °C | -39.7% |
| 2001 | 0.325 °C | +65.8% |
| 2002 | 0.626 °C | +92.6% |
| 2003 | 0.553 °C | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 0.376 °C | -32.0% |
| 2005 | 0.505 °C | +34.3% |
| 2006 | 0.681 °C | +34.9% |
| 2007 | 0.682 °C | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.171 °C | -74.9% |
| 2009 | 0.66 °C | +286.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6 °C | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.036 °C | -94.0% |
| 2012 | 0.548 °C | +1422.2% |
| 2013 | 0.36 °C | -34.3% |
| 2014 | 0.498 °C | +38.3% |
| 2015 | 0.568 °C | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 °C | +78.7% |
| 2017 | 0.76 °C | -25.1% |
| 2018 | 0.489 °C | -35.7% |
| 2019 | 0.716 °C | +46.4% |
| 2020 | 0.687 °C | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.646 °C | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.214 °C | -66.9% |
| 2023 | 0.867 °C | +305.1% |
| 2024 | 0.958 °C | +10.5% |
| 2025 | 0.863 °C | -9.9% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 0.863 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.86 °C, 46% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 0.863 °C is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.01 °C, 85% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +2293.8% | 0.016 °C | 0.383 °C |
| 2012 | +1422.2% | 0.036 °C | 0.548 °C |
| 1990 | +927.3% | 0.022 °C | 0.226 °C |
| 1967 | -787.0% | 0.046 °C | -0.316 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.1127 °C | -0.576 °C | 0.304 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0222 °C | -0.279 °C | 0.375 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1779 °C | 0.022 °C | 0.31 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2291 °C | -0.043 °C | 0.512 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4775 °C | 0.171 °C | 0.682 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.559 °C | 0.036 °C | 1.01 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7058 °C | 0.214 °C | 0.958 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 205 Philippines 0.905 °C compare
- 206 Cook Islands 0.886 °C compare
- 207 French Southern Territories 0.866 °C compare
- 209 Tonga 0.858 °C compare
- 210 Sri Lanka 0.849 °C compare
- 211 Tuvalu 0.836 °C 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature change in French Polynesia?
- Temperature change in French Polynesia was 0.863 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temperature change recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 °C in 2016.
- What is the lowest temperature change recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.576 °C in 1968.
- How does French Polynesia rank for temperature change?
- French Polynesia ranks 208th out of 233 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature change rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Temperature change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Temperature change on land domain disseminates statistics of mean surface temperature change by country, with annual updates. Statistics are available for monthly, seasonal and annual mean temperature anomalies, i.e., temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology, corresponding to the period 1951–1980. The standard deviation of the temperature change of the baseline methodology is also available. Data are based on the publicly available GISTEMP data, the Global Surface Temperature Change data distributed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Institute for Space Studies (NASA-GISS).