Chicken meat production in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Chicken meat production was 658.99 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
658.99 tonnes
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
176th
of 199 countries
All-time high
747 tonnes
in 2001
All-time low
18 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Chicken meat production in French Polynesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 658.99 tonnes for chicken meat production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production in French Polynesia peaked at 747 tonnes in 2001 and was at its lowest, 18 tonnes, in 1961.
French Polynesia ranks 176th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat production in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 22.5 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1963 | 27 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1964 | 45 tonnes | +66.7% |
| 1965 | 54 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1966 | 108 tonnes | +100.0% |
| 1967 | 234 tonnes | +116.7% |
| 1968 | 225 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 207 tonnes | -8.0% |
| 1970 | 558 tonnes | +169.6% |
| 1971 | 279 tonnes | -50.0% |
| 1972 | 234 tonnes | -16.1% |
| 1973 | 270 tonnes | +15.4% |
| 1974 | 306 tonnes | +13.3% |
| 1975 | 333 tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 369 tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 432 tonnes | +17.1% |
| 1978 | 432 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 621 tonnes | +43.8% |
| 1980 | 720 tonnes | +15.9% |
| 1981 | 585 tonnes | -18.8% |
| 1982 | 540 tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 549 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 378 tonnes | -31.1% |
| 1985 | 558 tonnes | +47.6% |
| 1986 | 648 tonnes | +16.1% |
| 1987 | 711 tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1988 | 684 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 468 tonnes | -31.6% |
| 1990 | 639 tonnes | +36.5% |
| 1991 | 720 tonnes | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 540 tonnes | -25.0% |
| 1993 | 612 tonnes | +13.3% |
| 1994 | 630 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 639 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 639 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 612 tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 612 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 702 tonnes | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 675 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 747 tonnes | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 630 tonnes | -15.7% |
| 2003 | 630 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 630 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 630 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 630 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 630 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 630 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 630 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 630 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 630 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 617.13 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 625.33 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 611.27 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 607.05 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 627.1 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 615.45 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 617.33 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 582.18 tonnes | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 554.31 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 666.68 tonnes | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 661.01 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 660.05 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 658.99 tonnes | -0.2% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 658.99 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 103,412 tonnes, 1% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 658.99 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23,141 tonnes, 3% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +169.6% | 207 tonnes | 558 tonnes |
| 1967 | +116.7% | 108 tonnes | 234 tonnes |
| 1966 | +100.0% | 54 tonnes | 108 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 104.5 tonnes | 18 tonnes | 234 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 383.4 tonnes | 234 tonnes | 621 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 584.1 tonnes | 378 tonnes | 720 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 634.5 tonnes | 540 tonnes | 720 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 646.2 tonnes | 630 tonnes | 747 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 616.28 tonnes | 582.18 tonnes | 630 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 640.21 tonnes | 554.31 tonnes | 666.68 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 173 Eritrea 910.22 tonnes compare
- 174 New Caledonia 886.27 tonnes compare
- 175 Seychelles 744.36 tonnes compare
- 177 Comoros 592.21 tonnes compare
- 178 Cape Verde 590.12 tonnes compare
- 179 Lesotho 568.52 tonnes compare
More agriculture & rural data for French Polynesia
- Rural population, per capita 0.3824 units per person (2025)
- 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, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1307 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.2% (2020)
- Rural population 108,019 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 38.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production in French Polynesia?
- Chicken meat production in French Polynesia was 658.99 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat production recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 747 tonnes in 2001.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 tonnes in 1961.
- How does French Polynesia rank for chicken meat production?
- French Polynesia ranks 176th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Chicken meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chicken meat production is measured in tonnes per year.