Forest area as a proportion of total land area in France
France: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 33.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in France, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
France recorded 33.0% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in France peaked at 33.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 1990.
That places France 103rd out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.8% | — |
| 2000 | 28.4% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 32.2% | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 33.0% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.8% | 26.8% | 26.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.4% | 28.4% | 28.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 30.5% | 31.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 32.2% | 33.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near France
- 100 Mexico 34.1% compare
- 101 Sierra Leone 33.8% compare
- 102 El Salvador 33.0% compare
- 104 Guatemala 33.0% compare
- 105 Germany 32.9% compare
- 106 Switzerland 32.1% 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)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 150,130 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 132,671 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in France?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in France was 33.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 1990.
- How does France rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- France ranks 103rd out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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