Bananas — Area harvested in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Bananas — Area harvested was 247 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Bananas — Area harvested in French Polynesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, bananas — area harvested in French Polynesia stood at 247 ha.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — area harvested in French Polynesia peaked at 766 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 80 ha, in 1961.
French Polynesia ranks 96th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bananas — Area harvested in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 80 ha | — |
| 1962 | 80 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 85 ha | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 85 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 85 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 85 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 85 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 90 ha | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 90 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 90 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 95 ha | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 95 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 100 ha | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 85 ha | -15.0% |
| 1984 | 85 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 87 ha | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 90 ha | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 90 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 90 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 90 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 94 ha | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 410 ha | +336.2% |
| 1992 | 330 ha | -19.5% |
| 1993 | 380 ha | +15.2% |
| 1994 | 440 ha | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 450 ha | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 419 ha | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 495 ha | +18.1% |
| 1998 | 349 ha | -29.5% |
| 1999 | 328 ha | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 476 ha | +45.1% |
| 2001 | 680 ha | +42.9% |
| 2002 | 642 ha | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 617 ha | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 664 ha | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 766 ha | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 449 ha | -41.4% |
| 2007 | 465 ha | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 161 ha | -65.4% |
| 2009 | 103 ha | -36.0% |
| 2010 | 206 ha | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 253 ha | +22.8% |
| 2012 | 335 ha | +32.4% |
| 2013 | 272 ha | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 408 ha | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 346 ha | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 309 ha | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 308 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 283 ha | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 255 ha | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 188 ha | -26.3% |
| 2021 | 215 ha | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 233 ha | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 238 ha | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 247 ha | +3.8% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 247 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 5 ha, 49.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 247 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,702 ha, 15% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bananas — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +336.2% | 94 ha | 410 ha |
| 2010 | +100.0% | 103 ha | 206 ha |
| 2008 | -65.4% | 465 ha | 161 ha |
| 2014 | +50.0% | 272 ha | 408 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85 ha | 80 ha | 90 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 98 ha | 90 ha | 100 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.7 ha | 85 ha | 100 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 369.5 ha | 94 ha | 495 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 502.3 ha | 103 ha | 766 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 297.5 ha | 206 ha | 408 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 224.2 ha | 188 ha | 247 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for French Polynesia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -8.86 % change on previous year (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 442.4 current US$ per person (2020)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1307 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3824 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.2% (2020)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.2% (2020)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bananas — area harvested in French Polynesia?
- Bananas — area harvested in French Polynesia was 247 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest bananas — area harvested recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 766 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest bananas — area harvested recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80 ha in 1961.
- How does French Polynesia rank for bananas — area harvested?
- French Polynesia ranks 96th out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bananas — area harvested rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. 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 Bananas — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.