Vanilla, raw — Area harvested in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Vanilla, raw — Area harvested was 44 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Vanilla, raw — Area harvested in French Polynesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 44 ha for vanilla, raw — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is down 34.3% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vanilla, raw — area harvested in French Polynesia peaked at 1,900 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 23 ha, in 2015.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Vanilla, raw — Area harvested in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,900 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,600 ha | -15.8% |
| 1964 | 1,000 ha | -37.5% |
| 1965 | 1,300 ha | +30.0% |
| 1966 | 900 ha | -30.8% |
| 1967 | 600 ha | -33.3% |
| 1968 | 700 ha | +16.7% |
| 1969 | 450 ha | -35.7% |
| 1970 | 350 ha | -22.2% |
| 1971 | 550 ha | +57.1% |
| 1972 | 600 ha | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 500 ha | -16.7% |
| 1975 | 300 ha | -40.0% |
| 1976 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 200 ha | -33.3% |
| 1978 | 100 ha | -50.0% |
| 1979 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 130 ha | +30.0% |
| 1982 | 130 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 130 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 200 ha | +53.8% |
| 1985 | 230 ha | +15.0% |
| 1986 | 250 ha | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 290 ha | +16.0% |
| 1988 | 250 ha | -13.8% |
| 1989 | 180 ha | -28.0% |
| 1990 | 180 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 200 ha | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 180 ha | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 190 ha | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 200 ha | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 106 ha | -47.0% |
| 1996 | 239 ha | +125.5% |
| 1997 | 290 ha | +21.3% |
| 1998 | 221 ha | -23.8% |
| 1999 | 107 ha | -51.6% |
| 2000 | 212 ha | +98.1% |
| 2001 | 166 ha | -21.7% |
| 2002 | 188 ha | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 145 ha | -22.9% |
| 2004 | 192 ha | +32.4% |
| 2005 | 199 ha | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 83 ha | -58.3% |
| 2007 | 104 ha | +25.3% |
| 2008 | 132 ha | +26.9% |
| 2009 | 190 ha | +43.9% |
| 2010 | 109 ha | -42.6% |
| 2011 | 123 ha | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 131 ha | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 62 ha | -52.7% |
| 2014 | 58 ha | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 23 ha | -60.3% |
| 2016 | 53 ha | +130.4% |
| 2017 | 34 ha | -35.8% |
| 2018 | 70 ha | +105.9% |
| 2019 | 39 ha | -44.3% |
| 2020 | 74 ha | +89.7% |
| 2021 | 71 ha | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 61 ha | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 67 ha | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 44 ha | -34.3% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 44 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,870 ha, 2% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,150 ha | 450 ha | 1,900 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 360 ha | 100 ha | 600 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 189 ha | 100 ha | 290 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 191.3 ha | 106 ha | 290 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 161.1 ha | 83 ha | 212 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.2 ha | 23 ha | 131 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.4 ha | 44 ha | 74 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
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 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, annual growth rate 0.1307 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3824 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.2% (2020)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.2% (2020)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vanilla, raw — area harvested in French Polynesia?
- Vanilla, raw — area harvested in French Polynesia was 44 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vanilla, raw — area harvested recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,900 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest vanilla, raw — area harvested recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 ha in 2015.
- How does French Polynesia rank for vanilla, raw — area harvested?
- French Polynesia ranks 12th out of 16 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vanilla, raw — area harvested rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Vanilla, raw — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.