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 63rd out of 259 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.
Other land — Area in France, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,866 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 8,889 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 8,904 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 8,912 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 8,913 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8,883 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 8,852 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 8,823 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 8,797 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 8,763 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 8,800 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 8,781 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 8,770 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 8,733 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 8,696 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 8,651 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 8,616 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 8,609 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 8,592 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 8,569 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 8,550 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 8,514 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 8,464 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 8,452 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 8,376 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 8,332 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 8,239 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 8,157 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 8,092 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 8,131 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 7,971 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 7,790 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 7,841 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 7,881 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 7,926 1000 ha | +0.6% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 7,926 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 806.25 1000 ha, 9.8× the median. (81 countries reporting)
- France's 7,926 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,810 1000 ha, 4.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 63rd out of 259 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.