Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in France
France: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre was 0.3326 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3326 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
32nd
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.3972 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.3326 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in France, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in France stood at 0.3326 Square kilometres per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in France peaked at 0.3972 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3326 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places France 32nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in France, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3972 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3956 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.3941 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3865 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3811 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3751 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3677 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3582 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3575 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3544 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.3468 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3457 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.347 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3504 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3517 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3477 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3495 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3521 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3511 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3502 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.351 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.353 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.353 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3552 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.357 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3581 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3611 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3535 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3512 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3524 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3532 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3535 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3568 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3578 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.359 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3594 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3603 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3611 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3618 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3617 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3615 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3618 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3613 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3614 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3616 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3606 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3592 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3585 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3578 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3583 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3578 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3578 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3581 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3586 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3612 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.359 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3611 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.355 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.352 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3344 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3347 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3344 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3326 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.5% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.3326 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0918 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- France's 0.3326 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1797 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3792 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3575 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3972 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3496 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3457 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3544 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3543 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3502 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3611 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3575 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3524 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3618 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3605 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3578 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3618 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3579 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.352 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3612 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.334 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3326 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3347 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 29 Cuba 0.3431 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 30 Germany 0.34 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 31 Bulgaria 0.3337 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 33 Czechia 0.3325 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 34 Spain 0.3323 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 35 Ghana 0.326 Square kilometres per square kilometre 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)
- 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 land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in France?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in France was 0.3326 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3972 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3326 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does France rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?
- France ranks 32nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.