French Polynesia

Country profile

CO2 emissions per person
3.27
t CO2/person/year · 2024
105th of 213 countries
Temperature anomaly
0.18
°C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
171st of 193 countries
Air pollution (PM2.5)
3.60
µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
231st of 241 countries
19402025

French Polynesia in stripes: every year since 1940, blue cooler than the 1991-2020 average, red hotter.

The future under three scenarios

Temperature vs 1991-2020, observed and projected to 2100

01231950200020502100Low · SSP1-2.6Middle · SSP2-4.5High · SSP5-8.5high 2016low 1955

Solid line: observed (Copernicus ERA5). Dashed lines: CMIP6 multi-model median under three IPCC emissions scenarios, anchored to the observed 2015-2024 average, from the World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal. Scenarios are futures the world can still choose between, not predictions.

Climate

CO2 emissions

0.92 Mt CO2/year · 2024
+73% since 1994167th highest of 215 · 2024
00.51960198020002020high 2010low 1959

Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

3.27 t CO2/person/year · 2024
+34% since 1994105th highest of 213 · 2024
01231960198020002020high 2010low 1959

Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Temperature anomaly

0.18 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
+0.2 °C since 1995171st highest of 193 · 2025
-0.500.519401960198020002020Worldhigh 2016low 1955

How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Energy

Energy use per person

15,488 kWh/person/year · 2023
-8.4% since 1993107th highest of 216 · 2023
010k20k19801990200020102020high 1986

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

8.33 % of electricity · 2024
+8.3 pp since 200053rd highest of 195 · 2024
0520002005201020152020

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

0.00 % of electricity · 2024
+0.0 pp since 2000106th highest of 193 · 2024
-10120002005201020152020

The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

0.00 % of electricity · 2024
+0.0 pp since 200081st highest of 194 · 2024
-10120002005201020152020

The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

65.3 % of electricity · 2024
-5.5 pp since 200039th highest of 195 · 2024
05020002005201020152020high 2001low 2007

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

0.00 % of electricity · 2024
+0.0 pp since 2000117th highest of 192 · 2024
-10120002005201020152020

The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Forest area

43.1 % of land · 2025
+0.9 pp since 199572nd highest of 212 · 2025
020401990200020102020Worldhigh 2010

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Red List Index

0.70 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
-7.9% since 1994209th highest of 244 · 2024
00.5200020102020low 2021

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

1.80 % of land area · 2024
+0.7 pp since 2013201st highest of 213 · 2024
051015201420162018202020222024World

The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Meat supply per person

98.5 kg/person/year · 2023
+13% since 199321st highest of 176 · 2023
050100198020002020Worldhigh 2007low 1963

Meat available for consumption per person. Livestock drives around 15% of global emissions and most deforestation. FAO via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

6.96 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
-60% since 1993148th highest of 198 · 2023
010203019801990200020102020high 1984

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Marine protected areas

0.00 % of territorial waters · 2024
+0.0 pp since 2013149th highest of 174 · 2024
051015201420162018202020222024World

How much of a country's coastal waters are protected for nature. The global goal is 30% by 2030. UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Urban population

61.8 % living in cities · 2025
+5.2 pp since 1995134th highest of 236 · 2025
02040601960198020002020Worldhigh 2017

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Safely managed drinking water

90.4 % of population · 2024
+0.0 pp since 200072nd highest of 159 · 2024
05020002005201020152020World

The share of people with safe drinking water at home, available when needed and free from contamination. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

1,828 mm/year · 2025
+23% since 199535th highest of 192 · 2025
01k2k19401960198020002020Worldhigh 1968low 1955

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

15.5 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
+22 pp since 199520th highest of 192 · 2025
05019401960198020002020Worldhigh 1968low 1955

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

3.60 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
+2.9% since 1998231st highest of 241 · 2024
010203020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2001low 1999

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

What can one person do?

  • Fly less
    One long-haul return flight can outweigh a year of other savings. Swap one flight for a train trip or a call.
  • Eat more plants
    Shifting towards a plant-rich diet is one of the largest steady cuts a person can make, and it starts with single meals.
  • Travel without a car where you can
    Walking, cycling and public transport beat an electric car; an electric car beats petrol.
  • Use your voice
    Personal footprints matter, but system change matters more. Vote, ask your employer and bank what they are doing, and talk about it.

Based on the highest-impact personal actions identified by Wynes & Nicholas (2017) and the IPCC's AR6 report on demand-side mitigation.