Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in France
France: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0079 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0079 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
107th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0113 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0079 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in France, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — land area, per capita in France is 0.0079 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in France peaked at 0.0113 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0079 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places France 107th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in France, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0113 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0111 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.011 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0104 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0092 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0092 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0088 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0088 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.0079 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0068 Square kilometres per person, 1.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- France's 0.0079 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0114 Square kilometres per person, 69% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | 0.0113 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | 0.0104 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | 0.0088 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 104 Sierra Leone 0.0085 Square kilometres per person compare
- 105 Azerbaijan 0.0081 Square kilometres per person compare
- 106 Benin 0.008 Square kilometres per person compare
- 108 Jordan 0.0078 Square kilometres per person compare
- 109 Thailand 0.0071 Square kilometres per person compare
- 110 Czechia 0.0071 Square kilometres per person 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 — land area, per capita in France?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in France was 0.0079 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0113 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0079 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does France rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- France ranks 107th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.