Planted Forest — Area in France
France: Planted Forest — Area was 2,356 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted 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 planted forest — area in France is 2,356 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in France peaked at 2,356 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,528 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places France 27th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 1,554 1000 ha | 1,528 1000 ha | 1,580 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,805 1000 ha | 1,586 1000 ha | 2,024 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,197 1000 ha | 2,073 1000 ha | 2,282 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,325 1000 ha | 2,294 1000 ha | 2,356 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 24 New Zealand 2,434 1000 ha compare
- 25 Uzbekistan 2,384 1000 ha compare
- 26 Malaysia 2,359 1000 ha compare
- 28 Belarus 2,265 1000 ha compare
- 29 Republic of Korea 2,260 1000 ha compare
- 30 Australia 2,057 1000 ha compare
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 planted forest — area in France?
- Planted forest — area in France was 2,356 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 2,356 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,528 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does France rank for planted forest — area?
- France ranks 27th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 Planted 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.