Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in France
France: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0529 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0529 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
50th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0527 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in France, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in France is 0.0529 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in France peaked at 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0527 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places France 50th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in France, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0639 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0637 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0633 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0631 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0628 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0624 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0616 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0616 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0603 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0605 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0603 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0602 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0602 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0594 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0592 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0593 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0589 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0588 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0587 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0586 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0582 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0572 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0568 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0564 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0562 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0559 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0558 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0557 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0556 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0555 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0553 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0551 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0549 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0548 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0547 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0545 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0544 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0542 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.054 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0538 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0537 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0536 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0535 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0534 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0534 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0533 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0533 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0532 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0532 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0529 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0527 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.053 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.053 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0529 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.0529 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- France's 0.0529 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0629 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0616 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0599 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0605 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0582 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0589 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0561 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0555 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0568 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0546 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0538 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0553 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0533 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0529 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0537 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0529 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0527 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.053 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 47 Sierra Leone 0.0547 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 48 Paraguay 0.0541 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 49 Kyrgyzstan 0.054 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 51 Luxembourg 0.0517 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 52 Mexico 0.0507 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 53 Dominican Republic 0.0504 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for France
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.427 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.6751 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -5.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in France?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in France was 0.0529 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0527 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does France rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- France ranks 50th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.