French Polynesia - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in French Polynesia was 1,495 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,495 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,444 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 1,444
1991 1,448
1992 1,453
1993 1,457
1994 1,461
1995 1,465
1996 1,469
1997 1,473
1998 1,477
1999 1,481
2000 1,486
2001 1,486
2002 1,487
2003 1,488
2004 1,489
2005 1,490
2006 1,491
2007 1,492
2008 1,493
2009 1,494
2010 1,495
2011 1,495
2012 1,495
2013 1,495
2014 1,495
2015 1,495
2016 1,495
2017 1,495
2018 1,495
2019 1,495
2020 1,495

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in French Polynesia was 42.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 42.46 in 2020, while its lowest value was 39.46 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 39.46
1991 39.57
1992 39.69
1993 39.80
1994 39.91
1995 40.02
1996 40.14
1997 40.25
1998 40.36
1999 40.47
2000 40.59
2001 40.61
2002 40.64
2003 40.66
2004 40.69
2005 40.71
2006 40.74
2007 40.76
2008 40.79
2009 40.81
2010 40.84
2011 40.84
2012 40.84
2013 40.84
2014 40.84
2015 40.84
2016 40.84
2017 40.84
2018 42.46
2019 42.46
2020 42.46

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use