Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Polynesia

Polynesia: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested was 7,070 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
7,070 ha
Change on year
down 1.8%
Rank
18th
of 20 regions
All-time high
17,205 ha
in 1976
All-time low
6,488 ha
in 2019
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Polynesia, 1961–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

In 2024, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Polynesia stood at 7,070 ha.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Polynesia peaked at 17,205 ha in 1976 and was at its lowest, 6,488 ha, in 2019.

Polynesia ranks 18th of 20 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Polynesia, year by year

Annual values for Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Polynesia, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 12,620 ha
1962 13,224 ha +4.8%
1963 13,378 ha +1.2%
1964 13,644 ha +2.0%
1965 13,768 ha +0.9%
1966 13,917 ha +1.1%
1967 13,908 ha -0.1%
1968 14,241 ha +2.4%
1969 14,525 ha +2.0%
1970 14,608 ha +0.6%
1971 15,229 ha +4.3%
1972 15,341 ha +0.7%
1973 15,644 ha +2.0%
1974 16,345 ha +4.5%
1975 16,710 ha +2.2%
1976 17,205 ha +3.0%
1977 17,059 ha -0.8%
1978 17,099 ha +0.2%
1979 16,626 ha -2.8%
1980 16,570 ha -0.3%
1981 16,372 ha -1.2%
1982 16,147 ha -1.4%
1983 16,111 ha -0.2%
1984 15,872 ha -1.5%
1985 15,707 ha -1.0%
1986 15,350 ha -2.3%
1987 15,034 ha -2.1%
1988 14,769 ha -1.8%
1989 14,289 ha -3.3%
1990 14,023 ha -1.9%
1991 9,502 ha -32.2%
1992 9,298 ha -2.1%
1993 9,926 ha +6.8%
1994 9,362 ha -5.7%
1995 10,282 ha +9.8%
1996 8,489 ha -17.4%
1997 10,025 ha +18.1%
1998 9,192 ha -8.3%
1999 9,248 ha +0.6%
2000 7,877 ha -14.8%
2001 7,589 ha -3.7%
2002 8,248 ha +8.7%
2003 8,410 ha +2.0%
2004 8,280 ha -1.5%
2005 8,172 ha -1.3%
2006 8,210 ha +0.5%
2007 8,430 ha +2.7%
2008 8,209 ha -2.6%
2009 8,383 ha +2.1%
2010 8,712 ha +3.9%
2011 9,089 ha +4.3%
2012 9,556 ha +5.1%
2013 10,008 ha +4.7%
2014 10,441 ha +4.3%
2015 12,176 ha +16.6%
2016 10,206 ha -16.2%
2017 9,333 ha -8.6%
2018 8,711 ha -6.7%
2019 6,488 ha -25.5%
2020 7,362 ha +13.5%
2021 7,136 ha -3.1%
2022 6,987 ha -2.1%
2023 7,199 ha +3.0%
2024 7,070 ha -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13,692 ha 12,620 ha 14,525 ha 9
1970s 16,187 ha 14,608 ha 17,205 ha 10
1980s 15,622 ha 14,289 ha 16,570 ha 10
1990s 9,935 ha 8,489 ha 14,023 ha 10
2000s 8,181 ha 7,589 ha 8,430 ha 10
2010s 9,472 ha 6,488 ha 12,176 ha 10
2020s 7,151 ha 6,987 ha 7,362 ha 5

Countries ranked near Polynesia

  1. 15 Indonesia 753,012 ha compare
  2. 16 Malawi 636,964 ha compare
  3. 17 Cambodia 607,266 ha compare
  4. 18 Madagascar 552,781 ha compare
  5. 19 Guinea 531,646 ha compare
  6. 20 Benin 520,628 ha compare
  7. 21 Peru 505,494 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Polynesia?
Roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Polynesia was 7,070 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Polynesia?
The highest recorded value was 17,205 ha in 1976.
What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Polynesia?
The lowest recorded value was 6,488 ha in 2019.
How does Polynesia rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
Polynesia ranks 18th out of 20 regions with data for 2024.
Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested rising or falling in Polynesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Polynesia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,936 data points, 1961–2024
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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.