Forest area in French Polynesia

Forests covered 42.4% of the land area of French Polynesia in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 1999.

Measure: Forest area as a share of land area Unit: % of land area Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
French Polynesia, 2024 42.4% % of land area
Change from 2023 −0.6percentage points 2023: 43.1%
World, 2023 31.1% Official aggregate Not the same period as French Polynesia (2024).
Position in 2024 71st of 209 See the full ranking

Forest area in French Polynesia over time

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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Forest area as a share of land area (% of land area), 2000 to 2024
Period French PolynesiaWorld
2024 42.4% –
2023 43.1% 31.1%
2022 43.1% 31.1%
2021 43.1% 31.2%
2020 43.1% 31.2%
2019 43.1% 31.2%
2018 43.1% 31.3%
2017 43.1% 31.3%
2016 43.1% 31.3%
2015 43.1% 31.4%
2014 43.1% 31.4%
2013 43.1% 31.4%
2012 43.1% 31.5%
2011 43.1% 31.9%
2010 43.1% 31.9%
2009 43.0% 32.0%
2008 43.0% 32.0%
2007 43.0% 32.1%
2006 43.0% 32.1%
2005 42.9% 32.1%
2004 42.9% 32.2%
2003 42.9% 32.3%
2002 42.8% 32.3%
2001 42.8% 32.3%
2000 42.8% 32.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 43.1% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 43.1%, the figure has changed by −0.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 209 countries with data for 2024, French Polynesia has the 71st highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
AG.LND.FRST.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for French Polynesia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)