Global meat production, per square kilometre in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 0.5114 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global meat production, per square kilometre in French Polynesia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global meat production, per square kilometre in French Polynesia is 0.5114 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in French Polynesia peaked at 0.6448 tonnes per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1759 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
French Polynesia ranks 159th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1759 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1778 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1845 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1935 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.201 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.223 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2621 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2575 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2555 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3647 tonnes per square kilometre | +42.7% |
| 1971 | 0.299 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2877 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3015 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3146 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3085 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3525 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4251 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1978 | 0.414 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.4396 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4726 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4632 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4363 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4477 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4342 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4514 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5182 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5108 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5306 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5376 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5956 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1991 | 0.6085 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5445 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5598 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5981 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6106 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5612 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5262 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.539 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5962 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 0.641 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6448 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5532 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5206 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5578 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.552 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5235 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5843 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5808 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6119 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5857 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5439 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5671 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5245 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5446 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5427 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5177 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4979 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5112 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5018 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5095 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5567 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5465 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5267 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5114 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.9% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 0.5114 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.22 tonnes per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 0.5114 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.92 tonnes per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global meat production, per square kilometre 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 | +42.7% | 0.2555 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3647 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2145 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1759 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2621 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3507 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2877 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4396 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4803 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4342 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5376 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.574 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5262 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6106 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.577 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5206 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6448 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5337 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4979 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5857 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5302 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5095 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5567 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 156 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.523 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 157 Sudan 0.5211 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 158 Faroe Islands 0.5171 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 160 Djibouti 0.5064 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 161 Saudi Arabia 0.5047 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 162 Zambia 0.4972 tonnes per square kilometre 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.22 (2020)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.22 (2020)
- Rural population 38.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat production, per square kilometre in French Polynesia?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in French Polynesia was 0.5114 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6448 tonnes per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1759 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does French Polynesia rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- French Polynesia ranks 159th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.