Country Profile: Food Security Indicators Country:
French Polynesia 1990-92 to 1995-97 (%)
1990-92 1995-97 2000-02 2006-08
1995-97 to 2000-02 (%)
2000-02 to 2006-08 (%)
annual change
I. FOOD DEPRIVATION AND CONSUMPTION INDICATORS Food Deprivation Proportion of undernourishment Number of undernourished Food deficit of undernourished population
percent 1000 kcal/person/day
10 20.5 180
5 12.0 160
ns 150
ns 150
-12.7
na
-10.8
na
na
-2.0
-1.3
0.2
Food Needs Minimum dietary energy requirement (MDER) Average dietary energy requirement (ADER)
kcal/person/day kcal/person/day
1840 2330
1860 2360
1870 2380
1890 2410
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
Food Supply for Human Consumption Dietary energy supply (DES) Total protein consumption Animal protein consumption Fat consumption
Diet Composition (Share in DES): Carbohydrate Total protein Animal protein Fat
percent percent percent percent
51.2 12.7 8.5 36.2
51.5 13.2 8.7 35.3
49.2 13.4 8.9 37.4
48.0 13.7 9.1 38.3
* * * *
0.1
-0.9
-0.5 *
0.8
0.4
0.3 *
0.5
0.3
0.5 *
-0.5
1.1
0.5 *
Major food commodities consumed (share in DES) * 1 - Rice, milled 2 - Flour of wheat 3 - Oil of sunflower seed 4 - Sugar, refined 5 - Chicken meat Share of cereals and roots & tubers in DES Share of oils and fats in DES
II. FOOD PRODUCTION INDICATORS Role of production to consumption by major commodity** 1 - Rice, milled 2 - Flour of wheat 3 - Oil of sunflower seed 4 - Sugar, refined 5 - Chicken meat
percent percent percent percent percent
**ratio of production to consumption by major commodity
Last update: October 2010
* 6.9 * * 10.3 * 6.5 *
* *
Country Profile: Food Security Indicators Country:
French Polynesia 1990-92 to 1995-97 (%)
1990-92 1995-97 2000-02 2006-08
1995-97 to 2000-02 (%)
2000-02 to 2006-08 (%)
annual change
III. FOOD TRADE INDICATORS Foreign Food Trade Exports Total merchandise Share of food (1) in total merchandise value Share in total DES production Imports Total merchandise Share of food (1) in total merchandise value Share in total DES production
MLN US$ percent percent
114 2.9 22.0
225 1.9 19.8
250 3.2 20.6
235 7.6 18.0
13.6
2.1
-1.0
-8.7
10.5
14.4
-2.1
0.8
-2.3
MLN US$ percent percent
913 14.7 94.0
995 16.6 100.0
1163 14.0 128.3
2002 16.0 125.8
1.7
3.1
9.1
2.4
-3.3
2.2
1.2
5.0
-0.4
Net food trade (Food exp.-Food imp.) in total GDP
percent
-3.9
-4.2
-4.5
0.0
1.3
1.4
Role of imports to consumption by major commodity*** 1 - Rice, milled 2 - Flour of wheat 3 - Oil of sunflower seed 4 - Sugar, refined 5 - Chicken meat
percent percent percent percent percent
111.1 138.5 100.0 158.4 114.8
116.4 188.0 103.1 136.0 116.1
112.5 216.2 102.0 198.2 117.2
111.2 223.0 98.3 188.1 118.5
0.9
-0.7
6.1
2.8
0.6 *
0.6
-0.2
-0.7 *
-3.0
7.5
-1.0 *
0.2
0.2
0.2 *
262 72 51.6 47.3
1.9
1.7
1.5
1.9
1.7
1.5
-0.8
-0.4
-0.2
-0.9
-2.0
-2.2
0.9
3.0
20.5
6.0
* * * * *
-0.2 *
***ratio of imports to consumption by major commodity
Food Aid Received Cereal aid shipments Share of food aid in total dietary energy supply (DES)
1000 MT percent
IV. MACRO AND SOCIO ECONOMIC INDICATORS Population Total population Density Share of urban in total population Age dependency ratio (per 100 persons aged 15-64)
1000 Inh/sq Km percent ratio
200 55 55.4 62.2
220 60 53.2 59.6
240 66 52.2 54.0
Macro economic aggregates GDP at market prices (constant 2000 US$) Share of agriculture value added in total GDP Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, received (in total GDP) Net official development assistance received (in total GDP) Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) (in total GDP) Current account balance (in total GDP) Total reserves in months of imports Cash surplus/deficit (in total GDP)
MLN US$ percent percent percent percent percent no. months percent
2834 1.2
2961 3.5
3448 4.7
9.0
10.6
Last update: October 2010
3.4
-0.1
Country Profile: Food Security Indicators Country:
French Polynesia 1990-92 1995-97 2000-02 2006-08
1990-92 to 1995-97 (%)
1995-97 to 2000-02 (%)
2000-02 to 2006-08 (%)
annual change Poverty (last year available) (%of population) National (Poverty headcount) Rural (Poverty headcount) Urban (Poverty headcount)
percent percent percent
Inequality in Access to Food and to Income Gini of income Gini of dietary energy consumption - 1995 Share of food in total expenditure - 2000 Consumer price index (Base=2000) Consumer food price index (Base=2000) - Index base: 2008 = 100. former series; prior to 20
percent percent percent percent percent
Literacy rate Adult female (% of females aged 15 and above) Adult male (% of males aged 15 and above) Adult both sexes (% of people aged 15 and above)
percent percent percent
12.2 33.0
89.2
95.6
101.0
110.9
1.4
1.1
1.6
88.2
96.1
102.2
121.0
1.7
1.2
2.8
2.4
2.2
2.2
-1.9
-2.3
-2.5
0.0
0.3
0.2
V. AGRICULTURE INDICATORS Agricultural inputs Total labour force Share of agricultural labour force (2) in total labour force Share of female in agricultural labour force
1000 percent percent
82 41.0 35.7
92 37.2 35.7
103 33.2 36.1
118 28.6 36.7
Land Arable land & permanent crops Share of irrigated in total arable land
1000 HA percent
23 4.3
23 4.3
24 4.2
25 4.0
0.0
0.6
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
Agricultural Production (1) - Major Items * 1 - Coconuts 2 - Fruit NES, fresh 3 - Hen eggs 4 - Indigenous pig meat 5 - Roots and tubers NES
1000 MT 1000 MT 1000 MT 1000 MT 1000 MT
92 1 2 1 4
98 2 2 1 7
81 4 2 1 5
96 7 2 1 5
1.2 10.9 -0.1 0.0 9.9
-3.7 11.5 4.6 -0.5 -3.9
2.9
Major Exports (1) (share in Agriculture) * 1 - Fruit NES, prepared 2 - Crude organic materials NES 3 - Oil of coconuts 4 - Vanilla 5 - Juice of fruit NES
percent percent percent percent percent
0.0 37.6 39.4 10.7 0.0
0.1 31.3 46.3 11.3 0.1
31.8 16.7 19.6 10.5 14.3
31.4 22.6 17.4 9.6 8.6
47.4 -3.7 3.2 1.2 45.0
110.0 -12.5 -17.2 -1.5 110.2
Last update: October 2010
9.3 3.9 -1.8 -1.0
-0.2 5.1 -2.0 -1.5 -8.4
Country Profile: Food Security Indicators Country:
French Polynesia 1990-92 1995-97 2000-02 2006-08
1990-92 to 1995-97 (%)
1995-97 to 2000-02 (%)
2000-02 to 2006-08 (%)
annual change Major Imports (1) (share in Agriculture) * 1 - Beef and veal, boneless 2 - Food preparations NES 3 - Pastry 4 - Chicken meat 5 - Cheese from whole cow milk
11.7 7.4 3.9 5.7 2.4
10.2 6.4 4.2 7.1 2.4
9.9 7.1 4.5 6.1 3.0
10.3 6.9 5.9 5.7 4.2
kg nutr./HA
na
na
42.3
33.9
US$ billion Const.US$/agric.worker Const. 2000US$
na
na
na 4771.7
na
percent percent percent percent percent
-2.8 -2.7 1.7 4.6 -0.4
-0.5 1.9 1.4 -3.2 4.6
0.6 -0.3 4.6 -1.2 5.7
*ranked on the latest 3-year period
Inputs Fertilizer use/Arable land Investments in agriculture Agricultural support estimate for OECD countries External assistance to agriculture Agriculture, value added per worker
Last update: October 2010
-3.7
na
na
na
Country Profile: Food Security Indicators Country:
French Polynesia 1990-92 1995-97 2000-02 2006-08
1990-92 to 1995-97 (%)
1995-97 to 2000-02 (%)
2000-02 to 2006-08 (%)
annual change
VI. HEALTH, NUTRITIONAL AND SANITATION INDICATORS Child Nutritional Status Stunting, less than - 2 s.d Overweight, more than + 2 s.d
Health and Sanitation Life expectancy at birth - both sexes Life expectancy at birth - males Life expectancy at birth - females Under-five mortality rate Infant mortality rate (0-1 year)
years years years per 1000 live births per 1000 live births
Access to safe water Access to adequate sanitation - 2008
percent percent per 105 live births
Maternal mortality ratio
70 67 72
71 69 74
73 70 75
74 72 77
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
98.0
Notes: (1) Crops & livestock products; (2) Includes fishing, forestry & hunting; - =Proportion less than 5% of undernourished; na=data Not Available; ns=Not statistically Significant. * Data refer to 2005-07 instead of 2006-08.
