Arable land use per person in France
France: Arable land use per person was 0.2472 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in France, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land use per person in France stood at 0.2472 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in France peaked at 0.4093 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2472 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places France 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3758 hectares per person | 0.3408 hectares per person | 0.4093 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.321 hectares per person | 0.3159 hectares per person | 0.3349 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3143 hectares per person | 0.3056 hectares per person | 0.3172 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3045 hectares per person | 0.3033 hectares per person | 0.3053 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2916 hectares per person | 0.2821 hectares per person | 0.3013 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2758 hectares per person | 0.2663 hectares per person | 0.2814 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2496 hectares per person | 0.2472 hectares per person | 0.2512 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More environment data for France
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 378.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.52 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 42.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.31 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1015 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 66.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1903 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1859 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 18.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in France?
- Arable land use per person in France was 0.2472 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4093 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2472 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does France rank for arable land use per person?
- France ranks 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.