Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in French Polynesia

French Polynesia: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 1.6 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.6
Change on year
down 8.6%
World rank
11th
of 163 countries
All-time high
2.28
in 1998
All-time low
0.8728
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in French Polynesia, 1961–2023

00.511.522.5196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

French Polynesia recorded 1.6 for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in 2023.

That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in French Polynesia peaked at 2.28 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.8728, in 1962.

That places French Polynesia 11th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.9978 0.8728 1.17 9
1970s 1.19 0.9549 1.45 10
1980s 1.33 1.04 1.75 10
1990s 1.76 1.29 2.28 10
2000s 1.68 1.53 1.88 10
2010s 1.7 1.66 1.77 10
2020s 1.71 1.6 1.75 4

Countries ranked near French Polynesia

  1. 8 Barbados 2.17 compare
  2. 9 Maldives 1.91 compare
  3. 10 Trinidad and Tobago 1.74 compare
  4. 12 Norway 1.59 compare
  5. 13 Samoa 1.41 compare
  6. 14 Switzerland 1.34 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in French Polynesia?
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in French Polynesia was 1.6 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in French Polynesia?
The highest recorded value was 2.28 in 1998.
What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in French Polynesia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8728 in 1962.
How does French Polynesia rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
French Polynesia ranks 11th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in French Polynesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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 (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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