Global meat production in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Global meat production was 1,801 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,801 tonnes
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
186th
of 202 countries
All-time high
2,238 tonnes
in 2001
All-time low
643.7 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global 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 1,801 tonnes for global meat production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production in French Polynesia peaked at 2,238 tonnes in 2001 and was at its lowest, 643.7 tonnes, in 1961.
That places French Polynesia 186th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 643.7 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 650.7 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 675.35 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 708.1 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 735.55 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 816.13 tonnes | +11.0% |
| 1967 | 959.22 tonnes | +17.5% |
| 1968 | 942.45 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 935 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 1,335 tonnes | +42.7% |
| 1971 | 1,094 tonnes | -18.0% |
| 1972 | 1,053 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 1,104 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 1,152 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 1,129 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 1,290 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1977 | 1,556 tonnes | +20.6% |
| 1978 | 1,515 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 1,609 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 1,730 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 1,695 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 1,597 tonnes | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 1,638 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 1,589 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 1,652 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 1,897 tonnes | +14.8% |
| 1987 | 1,869 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 1,942 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 1,968 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 2,180 tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1991 | 2,227 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 1,993 tonnes | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 2,049 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 2,189 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 2,235 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 2,054 tonnes | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 1,926 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 1,973 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 2,182 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 2,225 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 2,238 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1,920 tonnes | -14.2% |
| 2003 | 1,807 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 1,936 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 1,916 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1,817 tonnes | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 2,028 tonnes | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 2,016 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 2,124 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 2,033 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 1,888 tonnes | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 1,968 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 1,820 tonnes | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 1,890 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1,884 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,797 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 1,728 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 1,774 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1,742 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1,768 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1,932 tonnes | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 1,897 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1,828 tonnes | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 1,801 tonnes | -1.5% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 1,801 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 301,415 tonnes, 1% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 1,801 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 166,924 tonnes, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global 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 | +42.7% | 935 tonnes | 1,335 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 785.13 tonnes | 643.7 tonnes | 959.22 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,284 tonnes | 1,053 tonnes | 1,609 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,758 tonnes | 1,589 tonnes | 1,968 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,101 tonnes | 1,926 tonnes | 2,235 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,003 tonnes | 1,807 tonnes | 2,238 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,853 tonnes | 1,728 tonnes | 2,033 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,845 tonnes | 1,768 tonnes | 1,932 tonnes | 5 |
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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 global meat production in French Polynesia?
- Global meat production in French Polynesia was 1,801 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 global meat production recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,238 tonnes in 2001.
- What is the lowest global meat production recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 643.7 tonnes in 1961.
- How does French Polynesia rank for global meat production?
- French Polynesia ranks 186th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 Global meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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