Arable land in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Arable land was 0.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land in French Polynesia, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in French Polynesia is 0.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in French Polynesia peaked at 0.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1961.
That places French Polynesia 192nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5% | — |
| 1962 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 189 Brunei 0.8% compare
- 190 Mongolia 0.7% compare
- 191 Papua New Guinea 0.7% compare
- 193 United Arab Emirates 0.7% compare
- 194 Montenegro 0.7% compare
- 195 Palau 0.7% compare
More agriculture & rural data for French Polynesia
- Rural population, per capita 0.3824 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1307 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 442.4 current US$ per person (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -8.86 % change on previous year (2020)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.22 (2020)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population 38.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in French Polynesia?
- Arable land in French Polynesia was 0.7% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1961.
- How does French Polynesia rank for arable land?
- French Polynesia ranks 192nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable 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 FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.