Forest land — Area in France
France: Forest land — Area was 17,795 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in France, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in France is 17,795 1000 ha, measured 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 land — area in France peaked at 17,795 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14,436 1000 ha, in 1990.
France ranks 45th of 249 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in France, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14,436 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 14,521 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 14,606 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 14,692 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 14,777 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 14,862 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 14,947 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 15,032 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 15,118 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 15,203 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 15,288 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 15,401 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 15,514 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 15,627 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 15,740 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 15,854 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 15,967 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 16,080 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 16,193 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 16,306 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 16,419 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 16,502 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 16,586 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 16,669 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 16,753 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 16,836 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 16,938 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 17,041 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 17,143 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 17,246 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 17,348 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 17,437 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 17,527 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 17,616 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 17,706 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 17,795 1000 ha | +0.5% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 17,795 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 30.9× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- France's 17,795 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,216 1000 ha, 8.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,819 1000 ha | 14,436 1000 ha | 15,203 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,797 1000 ha | 15,288 1000 ha | 16,306 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,813 1000 ha | 16,419 1000 ha | 17,246 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,572 1000 ha | 17,348 1000 ha | 17,795 1000 ha | 6 |
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 forest land — area in France?
- Forest land — area in France was 17,795 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 17,795 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,436 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does France rank for forest land — area?
- France ranks 45th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — 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.