Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in France
France: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 1,541 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in France, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
France recorded 1,541 1000 ha for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in France peaked at 1,542 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,517 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places France 11th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in France, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,517 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 1,530 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1,534 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,535 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,536 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,537 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,536 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,536 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,537 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,538 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,539 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,539 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,539 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,539 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,539 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,539 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,539 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,540 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,542 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,542 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,541 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,542 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,542 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,541 1000 ha | -0.1% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 1,541 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.62 1000 ha, 39.9× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- France's 1,541 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 109.11 1000 ha, 14.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,533 1000 ha | 1,517 1000 ha | 1,537 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,539 1000 ha | 1,538 1000 ha | 1,542 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,542 1000 ha | 1,541 1000 ha | 1,542 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 8 Argentina 1,761 1000 ha compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 307.14 1000 ha compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 228.47 1000 ha compare
- 9 Italy 1,587 1000 ha compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 218.8 1000 ha compare
- 10 Indonesia 1,570 1000 ha compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 126.01 1000 ha compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 110.64 1000 ha compare
- 12 Australia and New Zealand 1,256 1000 ha compare
- 13 Uzbekistan 1,172 1000 ha compare
- 13 Melanesia 29.85 1000 ha compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 20.5 1000 ha compare
- 14 Ukraine 1,169 1000 ha 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1777 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in France?
- Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in France was 1,541 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1,542 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,517 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does France rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?
- France ranks 11th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.