Share of land area used for arable agriculture in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Share of land area used for arable agriculture was 0.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in French Polynesia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
In 2023, share of land area used for arable agriculture in French Polynesia stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for arable agriculture in French Polynesia peaked at 0.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1961.
French Polynesia ranks 192nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5% | — |
| 1962 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 189 Brunei Darussalam 0.8% compare
- 190 Mongolia 0.7% compare
- 191 Papua New Guinea 0.7% compare
- 193 United Arab Emirates 0.7% compare
- 194 Montenegro 0.7% compare
- 195 Palau 0.7% 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 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 land area used for arable agriculture in French Polynesia?
- Share of land area used for arable agriculture in French Polynesia was 0.7% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1961.
- How does French Polynesia rank for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- French Polynesia ranks 192nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for arable agriculture rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow.