Naturally regenerating forest — Area in France
France: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 15,439 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in France, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — area in France is 15,439 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in France peaked at 15,439 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12,908 1000 ha, in 1990.
France ranks 38th of 222 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 | 13,265 1000 ha | 12,908 1000 ha | 13,623 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,992 1000 ha | 13,702 1000 ha | 14,282 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,617 1000 ha | 14,346 1000 ha | 14,964 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,246 1000 ha | 15,054 1000 ha | 15,439 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More environment data for France
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 15.54 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,781 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,024 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 19.38 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 36.71 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 10,443 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.57 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,016 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 59.35 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 16,882 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in France?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in France was 15,439 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 15,439 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,908 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does France rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- France ranks 38th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.