Agricultural land — Share in Land area in France
France: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 52.77 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in France, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 52.77 % for agricultural land — share in land area 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 — share in land area in France peaked at 64.09 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 52.73 %, in 2020.
That places France 57th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.94 % | 61.55 % | 64.09 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 59.86 % | 59.07 % | 60.53 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.24 % | 57.04 % | 58.86 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.06 % | 55.53 % | 56.76 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.58 % | 53.85 % | 55.31 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.35 % | 52.92 % | 53.67 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.87 % | 52.73 % | 53.05 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 54 Kyrgyzstan 53.96 % compare
- 55 Czechoslovakia 53.69 % compare
- 56 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 53.43 % compare
- 58 Luxembourg 51.67 % compare
- 59 Dominican Republic 51.48 % compare
- 60 Ethiopia PDR 50.96 % compare
More environment data for France
- Standard Deviation 0.427 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 6.40 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 7.87 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 97,624 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 33,621 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 2.79 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 2.58 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 2.62 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 2.53 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in France?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in France was 52.77 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 64.09 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.73 % in 2020.
- How does France rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- France ranks 57th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in 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 — Share in 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.