Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in France
France: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 0.1924 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1924 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
70th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.2585 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1971
All-time low
0.1713 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2017
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in France, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
France recorded 0.1924 Square kilometres per square kilometre for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in France peaked at 0.2585 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.1713 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 2017.
That places France 70th out of 167 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in France, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2437 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2434 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2433 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2464 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2497 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2529 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2563 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2574 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2581 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2485 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2585 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2576 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2553 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2515 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2487 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2465 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2426 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2409 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2396 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2384 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.237 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2342 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2326 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2294 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2264 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2244 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2207 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2186 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2192 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2152 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2124 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2103 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2052 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2026 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2004 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1991 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.197 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1952 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1936 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1913 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1899 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1876 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1867 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1852 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1837 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1833 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1827 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1817 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1807 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1784 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1781 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1774 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1757 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1751 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1719 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1739 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1713 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1768 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1771 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1929 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1927 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1923 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1924 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.1924 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1056 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- France's 0.1924 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1808 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2501 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2433 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2581 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.249 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2396 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2585 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2281 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2186 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2384 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2031 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1936 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2152 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1853 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1807 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1913 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1756 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1713 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1784 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1926 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1923 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1929 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 67 Panama 0.2034 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 68 Spain 0.1978 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 69 Malawi 0.1962 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 71 Greece 0.1921 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 72 Burundi 0.1881 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 73 Gambia 0.1848 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in France?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in France was 0.1924 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2585 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1971.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1713 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does France rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- France ranks 70th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures 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.