French Polynesia's surface area (sq. km) was 3,521 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 1.44% from 3,471 in 2014 (0.14% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 3,521 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 3,471 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 3,471 | 2014 |
| Highest | 4,000 | 1961 |
| Lowest | 3,471 | 2000 |
| Average since 2015 | 3,476 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 4,000 | 1961 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, French Polynesia's surface area (sq. km) rose 1.4% on 2023 (from 3,471 to 3,521).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.4% and a typical year strayed about 2.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.4% in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 13.2% in 2000. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 27% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, French Polynesia had the 170th highest value of the 213 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| French Polynesia | 3,521 | 2024 |
| World | 140.54 million | 2023 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 24.79 million | 2023 |
| High income | 60.78 million | 2023 |
Closest to French Polynesia in the 2024 ranking
- Trinidad and Tobago — 167th of 213: 5,128
- Bermuda — 168th of 213: 4,290
- Cabo Verde — 169th of 213: 4,030
- Samoa — 171st of 213: 2,840
- Luxembourg — 172nd of 213: 2,590
- Mauritius — 173rd of 213: 2,010
What this measures
Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.
Limitations: The data are collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations through annual questionnaires. The FAO tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. The data collected from official national sources through the questionnaire are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources. The secondary sources cover official country data from websites of national ministries, national publications and related country data reported by various international organizations.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 64 values
| Year | Surface area (sq. km) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,521 |
| 2023 | 3,471 |
| 2022 | 3,471 |
| 2021 | 3,471 |
| 2020 | 3,471 |
| 2019 | 3,471 |
| 2018 | 3,471 |
| 2017 | 3,471 |
| 2016 | 3,471 |
| 2015 | 3,471 |
| 2014 |
Surface area (sq. km) in nearby economies
- American Samoa — 199 (2024)
- Australia — 7.74 million (2024)
- Brunei Darussalam — 5,770 (2024)
- Cambodia — 181,035 (2024)
- China — 9.56 million (2024)
- Fiji — 18,333 (2024)
- Guam — 541 (2024)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 1,110 (2024)
- Indonesia — 1.92 million (2024)
- Japan — 377,975 (2024)
- Kiribati — 811 (2024)
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep. — 120,540 (2024)
More environment data for French Polynesia
- Rural population — 108,019 (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 38.24% (2025)
- Urban population — 174,446 (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 61.76% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 1,247 (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 13,468 (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 14,715 (2024)
- Rural population growth (annual %) — 0.13% (2025)
- Urban population growth (annual %) — 0.3% (2025)
- Agricultural land (sq. km)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is French Polynesia's surface area (sq. km)?
- 3,521 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1961?
- It is down 11.98% from 4,000 in 1961 (0.2% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 4,000 in 1961 and the lowest 3,471 in 2000.
- How does French Polynesia rank?
- 170th highest of 213 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in surface area (sq. km) unusual for French Polynesia?
- In 2024, French Polynesia's surface area (sq. km) rose 1.4% on 2023 (from 3,471 to 3,521). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.4% and a typical year strayed about 2.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator AG.SRF.TOTL.K2, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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