Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in France
France: Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area was 28,620 Hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
28,620 Hectares
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
14th
of 43 countries
All-time high
30,494 Hectares
in 1990
All-time low
28,577 Hectares
in 2023
Years of data
33
1990–2024
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in France, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
France recorded 28,620 Hectares for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in France peaked at 30,494 Hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 28,577 Hectares, in 2023.
France ranks 14th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in France, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30,494 Hectares | — |
| 1991 | 30,369 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 30,231 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 30,121 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 30,038 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 30,017 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 29,890 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 29,936 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 29,902 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 29,793 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 29,719 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 29,661 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 29,599 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 29,701 Hectares | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 29,633 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 29,588 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 29,414 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 29,385 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 29,311 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 28,853 Hectares | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 29,001 Hectares | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 29,146 Hectares | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 29,071 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 29,058 Hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 29,101 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 29,101 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29,020 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 29,024 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 28,690 Hectares | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 28,698 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 28,598 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 28,577 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 28,620 Hectares | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,079 Hectares | 29,793 Hectares | 30,494 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,588 Hectares | 29,385 Hectares | 29,719 Hectares | 8 |
| 2010s | 29,069 Hectares | 28,853 Hectares | 29,311 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,636 Hectares | 28,577 Hectares | 28,698 Hectares | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.427 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0175 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -16.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in France?
- Agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in France was 28,620 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 30,494 Hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,577 Hectares in 2023.
- How does France rank for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area?
- France ranks 14th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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