France vs OECD: Forest land — Share in Land area

France
32.85 %
in 2024
OECD
32.94 %
in 2024
France rank
126th
OECD rank
125th

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • France
  • OECD
0102030199020072024

How they compare

OECD currently reports 32.94 % against 32.85 % in France, a difference of 0.09 %.

Across all 35 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

France ranks 126th and OECD ranks 125th of 249 countries.

OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 27.5 % 32 % 4.5 % OECD
2000s 29.31 % 32.26 % 2.94 % OECD
2010s 31.2 % 32.62 % 1.42 % OECD
2020s 32.52 % 32.89 % 0.372 % OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — share in land area, France or OECD?
OECD, at 32.94 % against 32.85 % in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between France and OECD?
0.09 %, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and OECD?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do France and OECD rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
France ranks 126th and OECD ranks 125th of 249 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
281 places, 9,513 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.