Share of employment in agriculture in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Share of employment in agriculture was 1.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agriculture in French Polynesia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 1.9% for share of employment in agriculture in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture in French Polynesia peaked at 4.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2025.
That places French Polynesia 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employment in agriculture in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.6% | — |
| 1992 | 2.6% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 2.5% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | +15.5% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -23.0% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.6% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 6 |
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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 442.4 current US$ per person (2020)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3824 units per person (2025)
- 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 growth 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 38.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in agriculture in French Polynesia?
- Share of employment in agriculture in French Polynesia was 1.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employment in agriculture recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2025.
- How does French Polynesia rank for share of employment in agriculture?
- French Polynesia ranks 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employment in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.