Cropland area under organic agric. — Area in France
France: Cropland area under organic agric. — Area was 1,620 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland area under organic agric. — Area in France, 2013–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland area under organic agric. — area in France stood at 1,620 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and up 128.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area under organic agric. — area in France peaked at 1,854 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 672 1000 ha, in 2013.
France ranks 2nd of 114 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Cropland area under organic agric. — Area in France, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 672 1000 ha | — |
| 2014 | 708 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 817 1000 ha | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 935.03 1000 ha | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 1,065 1000 ha | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 1,306 1000 ha | +22.6% |
| 2019 | 1,423 1000 ha | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 1,641 1000 ha | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 1,800 1000 ha | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 1,854 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 1,753 1000 ha | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 1,620 1000 ha | -7.6% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 1,620 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.54 1000 ha, 16.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- France's 1,620 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.14 1000 ha, 17.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 989.51 1000 ha | 672 1000 ha | 1,423 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2020s | 1,734 1000 ha | 1,620 1000 ha | 1,854 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
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 cropland area under organic agric. — area in France?
- Cropland area under organic agric. — area in France was 1,620 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland area under organic agric. — area recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1,854 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest cropland area under organic agric. — area recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 672 1000 ha in 2013.
- How does France rank for cropland area under organic agric. — area?
- France ranks 2nd out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland area under organic agric. — area rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 under organic agric. — 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.