Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in France
France: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 13.24 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in France, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in France stood at 13.24 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in France peaked at 13.26 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.37 %, in 2000.
That places France 79th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.49 % | 10.39 % | 10.58 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.41 % | 10.37 % | 12.41 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.06 % | 12.63 % | 13.26 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.23 % | 13.22 % | 13.24 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 76 Polynesia 15.03 % compare
- 77 Spain 14.73 % compare
- 78 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14.5 % compare
- 80 Switzerland 12.66 % compare
- 81 Malaysia 12.49 % compare
- 82 Kazakhstan 12.24 % 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 — share in forest land in France?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in France was 13.24 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 13.26 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.37 % in 2000.
- How does France rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- France ranks 79th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 — Share in Forest land. 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.