French Polynesia Agriculture Employment

French Polynesia’s share of the labour force employed in agriculture has declined steadily over the 35‑year series, falling from a high of 4.40 % in 2000 to a trough of 1.92 % in 2025, the lowest level recorded in the series and the 27th‑lowest share among all World Bank reporting economies. The early 1990s figure of 2.58 % already indicated a downward trajectory that accelerated after the turn of the millennium, reflecting structural shifts toward services and tourism that dominate the territory’s export earnings. By 2025 French Polynesia’s agricultural employment rate is marginally above Kuwait’s 1.89 % and just below the Channel Islands’ 2.06 %, underscoring the limited role of primary production in a small island economy. If diversification policies that promote high‑value niche crops and strengthen value‑added processing are pursued, the long‑term decline could be moderated, allowing the sector to stabilise or modestly expand in the coming decade.