Orange yields in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Orange yields was 0.3164 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Orange yields 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 per hectare.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 0.3164 tonnes per hectare for orange yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and down 92.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orange yields in French Polynesia peaked at 18.75 tonnes per hectare in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.2871 tonnes per hectare, in 2023.
French Polynesia ranks 123rd of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Orange yields in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 1971 | 13.8 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 14.6 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 15.5 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 15.29 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 14.94 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 14.44 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 15.05 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 18 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 16.54 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1981 | 17.27 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 16.33 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 13.67 tonnes per hectare | -16.3% |
| 1985 | 14.67 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 17 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 1987 | 16.5 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 17.67 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 18.75 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 15.56 tonnes per hectare | -17.0% |
| 1991 | 13.32 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 1992 | 12.94 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 10 tonnes per hectare | -22.7% |
| 1994 | 11.07 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 16.18 tonnes per hectare | +46.2% |
| 1996 | 12.4 tonnes per hectare | -23.4% |
| 1997 | 11.93 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 11.46 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 10.98 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 10.51 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 10.04 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 9.57 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 9.1 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 8.63 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 8.17 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 7.71 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 7.26 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 6.76 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 6.28 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 5.8 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 5.33 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 4.85 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 4.44 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 4.06 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 2.94 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | -19.3% |
| 2021 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -24.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9332 tonnes per hectare | -31.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2871 tonnes per hectare | -69.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3164 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 0.3164 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.47 tonnes per hectare, 2% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 0.3164 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.61 tonnes per hectare, 3% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Orange yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -69.2% | 0.9332 tonnes per hectare | 0.2871 tonnes per hectare |
| 1995 | +46.2% | 11.07 tonnes per hectare | 16.18 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.08 tonnes per hectare | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | 18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.51 tonnes per hectare | 13.67 tonnes per hectare | 18.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.58 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 16.18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.4 tonnes per hectare | 6.28 tonnes per hectare | 10.51 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.92 tonnes per hectare | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 5.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9398 tonnes per hectare | 0.2871 tonnes per hectare | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 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 orange yields in French Polynesia?
- Orange yields in French Polynesia was 0.3164 tonnes per hectare 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 orange yields recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.75 tonnes per hectare in 1989.
- What is the lowest orange yields recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2871 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- How does French Polynesia rank for orange yields?
- French Polynesia ranks 123rd out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is orange yields rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.2%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Orange yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.