Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in France
France: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 2.36 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in France, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in France is 2.36 million hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in France peaked at 2.36 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.53 million hectares, in 1990.
France ranks 26th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.55 million hectares | 1.53 million hectares | 1.58 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.81 million hectares | 1.59 million hectares | 2.02 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.20 million hectares | 2.07 million hectares | 2.28 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 million hectares | 2.29 million hectares | 2.36 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 23 South Africa 2.42 million hectares compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 2.38 million hectares compare
- 25 Malaysia 2.36 million hectares compare
- 27 Belarus 2.27 million hectares compare
- 28 South Korea 2.26 million hectares compare
- 29 Australia 2.06 million hectares compare
More environment data for France
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 378.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.52 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 42.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.31 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1015 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 66.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1903 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1859 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 18.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in France?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in France was 2.36 million hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.53 million hectares in 1990.
- How does France rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- France ranks 26th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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