Forest area km in France
France: Forest area km was 17.80 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
17.80 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
38th
of 235 countries
All-time high
17.80 million
in 2025
All-time low
14.44 million
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in France, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
France recorded 17.80 million for forest area km in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area km in France peaked at 17.80 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.44 million, in 1990.
That places France 38th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area km in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.44 million | — |
| 1991 | 14.52 million | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 14.61 million | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 14.69 million | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 14.78 million | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 14.86 million | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 14.95 million | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 15.03 million | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 15.12 million | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 15.20 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 15.29 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 15.40 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 15.51 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 15.63 million | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 15.74 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 15.85 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 15.97 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 16.08 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 16.19 million | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 16.31 million | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 16.42 million | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 16.50 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 16.59 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 16.67 million | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 16.75 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 16.84 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 16.94 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 17.04 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 17.14 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 17.25 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 17.35 million | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 17.44 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 17.53 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 17.62 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 17.71 million | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 17.80 million | +0.5% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 17.80 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 436,060, 40.8× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- France's 17.80 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.12 million, 8.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.82 million | 14.44 million | 15.20 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.80 million | 15.29 million | 16.31 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.81 million | 16.42 million | 17.25 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.57 million | 17.35 million | 17.80 million | 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 forest area km in France?
- Forest area km in France was 17.80 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 17.80 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.44 million in 1990.
- How does France rank for forest area km?
- France ranks 38th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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