Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 199 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in French Polynesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 199 ha for cassava, fresh — area harvested in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in French Polynesia peaked at 365 ha in 1980 and was at its lowest, 199 ha, in 2021.
French Polynesia ranks 69th of 93 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 320 ha | — |
| 1962 | 320 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 310 ha | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 310 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 310 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 312 ha | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 312 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 315 ha | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 315 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 315 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 320 ha | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 330 ha | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 330 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 330 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 335 ha | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 340 ha | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 350 ha | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 355 ha | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 360 ha | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 365 ha | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 365 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 350 ha | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 330 ha | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 320 ha | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 310 ha | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 310 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 290 ha | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 310 ha | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 300 ha | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 357 ha | +19.0% |
| 1991 | 313 ha | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 315 ha | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 318 ha | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 323 ha | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 350 ha | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 300 ha | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 291 ha | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 279 ha | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 250 ha | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 250 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 230 ha | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 250 ha | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 240 ha | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 227 ha | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 221 ha | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 238 ha | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 234 ha | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 232 ha | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 229 ha | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 226 ha | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 224 ha | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 220 ha | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 220 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 214 ha | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 215 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 213 ha | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 210 ha | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 206 ha | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 203 ha | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 200 ha | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 199 ha | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 199 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 199 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 199 ha | +0.0% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 199 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 109.5 ha, 1.8× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 199 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,817 ha, 3% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 313.78 ha | 310 ha | 320 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 336.5 ha | 315 ha | 360 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 325 ha | 290 ha | 365 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 309.6 ha | 250 ha | 357 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 235.1 ha | 221 ha | 250 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 215.1 ha | 203 ha | 226 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 199.2 ha | 199 ha | 200 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 66 Tonga 463 ha compare
- 67 China, Taiwan Province of 326 ha compare
- 68 Sao Tome and Principe 260 ha compare
- 69 Solomon Islands 199 ha compare
- 71 New Caledonia 190 ha compare
- 72 Suriname 169 ha compare
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 cassava, fresh — area harvested in French Polynesia?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in French Polynesia was 199 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 365 ha in 1980.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 199 ha in 2021.
- How does French Polynesia rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- French Polynesia ranks 69th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cassava, fresh — 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.