Change forest area share total in France
France: Change forest area share total was 0.5024 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Change forest area share total in France, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, change forest area share total in France stood at 0.5024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in France peaked at 0.7344 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.4954, in 2015.
That places France 22nd out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.5867 | — |
| 1992 | 0.5833 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5799 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5766 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5733 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.57 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5668 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5636 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5604 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5573 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7344 | +31.8% |
| 2002 | 0.729 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7237 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7185 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7134 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7084 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7034 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6985 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6936 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6888 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5054 | -26.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5028 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5003 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4978 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4954 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6045 | +22.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6009 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5973 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5938 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5903 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5127 | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5101 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5075 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5049 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.5024 | -0.5% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.5024 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0714, 7.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +31.8% | 0.5573 | 0.7344 |
| 2011 | -26.6% | 0.6888 | 0.5054 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5734 | 0.5604 | 0.5867 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.698 | 0.5573 | 0.7344 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5587 | 0.4954 | 0.6888 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5213 | 0.5024 | 0.5903 | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More environment data for France
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1124 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 14.82 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in France?
- Change forest area share total in France was 0.5024 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7344 in 2001.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4954 in 2015.
- How does France rank for change forest area share total?
- France ranks 22nd out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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