Cropland — Area per capita in France
France: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.27 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in France, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
France recorded 0.27 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in France peaked at 0.46 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.27 ha/cap, in 2020.
That places France 56th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.42 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 0.46 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.359 ha/cap | 0.35 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.347 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 0.35 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.33 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.318 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.298 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.27 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 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 cropland — area per capita in France?
- Cropland — area per capita in France was 0.27 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.46 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 ha/cap in 2020.
- How does France rank for cropland — area per capita?
- France ranks 56th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.