Oil yields by crop type in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Oil yields by crop type was 0.1767 tonnes per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1767 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 20.9%
World rank
32nd
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.4865 tonnes per hectare
in 1987
All-time low
0.013 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
Years of data
62
1961–2023
Oil yields by crop type in French Polynesia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 0.1767 tonnes per hectare for oil yields by crop type in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.9% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil yields by crop type in French Polynesia peaked at 0.4865 tonnes per hectare in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.013 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places French Polynesia 32nd out of 59 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Oil yields by crop type in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0163 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.013 tonnes per hectare | -20.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0143 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0171 tonnes per hectare | +19.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0173 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0233 tonnes per hectare | +34.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0667 tonnes per hectare | +185.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2769 tonnes per hectare | +315.4% |
| 1969 | 0.325 tonnes per hectare | +17.4% |
| 1970 | 0.303 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3233 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4286 tonnes per hectare | +32.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4586 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4031 tonnes per hectare | -12.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3511 tonnes per hectare | -12.9% |
| 1976 | 0.435 tonnes per hectare | +23.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4148 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3926 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4129 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3952 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3955 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4419 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3781 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4536 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4865 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3328 tonnes per hectare | -31.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3358 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.396 tonnes per hectare | +17.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3386 tonnes per hectare | -14.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2905 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2961 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2619 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2986 tonnes per hectare | +14.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3001 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3127 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2391 tonnes per hectare | -23.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2679 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2908 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2674 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2846 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2803 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2427 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2573 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2812 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2355 tonnes per hectare | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2607 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3641 tonnes per hectare | +39.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2193 tonnes per hectare | -39.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2935 tonnes per hectare | +33.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3178 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2772 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3312 tonnes per hectare | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3995 tonnes per hectare | +20.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4259 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4248 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2546 tonnes per hectare | -40.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2548 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2833 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1985 tonnes per hectare | -30.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2233 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1767 tonnes per hectare | -20.9% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 0.1767 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1559 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 0.1767 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2271 tonnes per hectare, 78% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil yields by crop type in French Polynesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +315.4% | 0.0667 tonnes per hectare | 0.2769 tonnes per hectare |
| 1967 | +185.7% | 0.0233 tonnes per hectare | 0.0667 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0855 tonnes per hectare | 0.013 tonnes per hectare | 0.325 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3923 tonnes per hectare | 0.303 tonnes per hectare | 0.4586 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4022 tonnes per hectare | 0.3328 tonnes per hectare | 0.4865 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3001 tonnes per hectare | 0.2391 tonnes per hectare | 0.396 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2765 tonnes per hectare | 0.2355 tonnes per hectare | 0.3641 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3199 tonnes per hectare | 0.2193 tonnes per hectare | 0.4259 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2204 tonnes per hectare | 0.1767 tonnes per hectare | 0.2833 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
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- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil yields by crop type in French Polynesia?
- Oil yields by crop type in French Polynesia was 0.1767 tonnes per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil yields by crop type recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4865 tonnes per hectare in 1987.
- What is the lowest oil yields by crop type recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.013 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does French Polynesia rank for oil yields by crop type?
- French Polynesia ranks 32nd out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oil yields by crop type rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil yields by crop type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average amount of coconut oil produced per hectare of coconut crops harvested. Note that this calculates the oil yield per hectare, which is different from the yield of the total crop, because not all of the crop can be used for oil.