French Polynesia vs New Caledonia: Taro — Area harvested
Taro — Area harvested over time
- French Polynesia
- New Caledonia
How they compare
French Polynesia currently reports 99 ha against 65 ha in New Caledonia, a difference of 34 ha.
That makes French Polynesia's figure about 1.5 times New Caledonia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was French Polynesia ahead.
French Polynesia ranks 40th and New Caledonia ranks 41st of 51 countries.
French Polynesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Polynesia | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 303.6 ha | 120 ha | 183.6 ha | French Polynesia |
| 2000s | 230.9 ha | 125.5 ha | 105.4 ha | French Polynesia |
| 2010s | 173.5 ha | 104.8 ha | 68.7 ha | French Polynesia |
| 2020s | 95.4 ha | 76.8 ha | 18.6 ha | French Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taro — area harvested, French Polynesia or New Caledonia?
- French Polynesia, at 99 ha against 65 ha in New Caledonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taro — area harvested between French Polynesia and New Caledonia?
- 34 ha, with French Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and New Caledonia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do French Polynesia and New Caledonia rank globally for taro — area harvested?
- French Polynesia ranks 40th and New Caledonia ranks 41st of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Taro — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.