Other land — Area in France
France: Other land — Area was 7,926 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other land — Area in France, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other land — area in France stood at 7,926 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in France peaked at 8,913 1000 ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 7,790 1000 ha, in 2021.
That places France 59th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,860 1000 ha | 8,763 1000 ha | 8,913 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,682 1000 ha | 8,569 1000 ha | 8,800 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,331 1000 ha | 8,092 1000 ha | 8,550 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,882 1000 ha | 7,790 1000 ha | 7,971 1000 ha | 5 |
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 other land — area in France?
- Other land — area in France was 7,926 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 8,913 1000 ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,790 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does France rank for other land — area?
- France ranks 59th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other 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.