Agricultural land — Area in France
France: Agricultural land — Area was 28,442 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area in France, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area in France is 28,442 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in France peaked at 34,539 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 28,419 1000 ha, in 2020.
France ranks 44th of 237 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33,919 1000 ha | 33,173 1000 ha | 34,539 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 32,262 1000 ha | 31,834 1000 ha | 32,623 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,389 1000 ha | 30,741 1000 ha | 31,722 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,215 1000 ha | 29,929 1000 ha | 30,593 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,416 1000 ha | 29,020 1000 ha | 29,807 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,751 1000 ha | 28,519 1000 ha | 28,926 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,497 1000 ha | 28,419 1000 ha | 28,591 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More environment data for France
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 15.54 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,781 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,024 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 19.38 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 36.71 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 10,443 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.57 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,016 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 59.35 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 16,882 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in France?
- Agricultural land — area in France was 28,442 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 34,539 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,419 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does France rank for agricultural land — area?
- France ranks 44th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.