Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in France
France: Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre was 7.39 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in France, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in France stood at 7.39 m3 per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.9% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in France peaked at 13.88 m3 per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.04 m3 per square kilometre, in 1968.
That places France 22nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in France, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.2 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4.43 m3 per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 4 m3 per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1964 | 3.86 m3 per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 3.59 m3 per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1966 | 3.59 m3 per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 3.39 m3 per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1968 | 3.04 m3 per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1969 | 3.82 m3 per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1970 | 4.43 m3 per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1971 | 4.7 m3 per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 4.6 m3 per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 5.06 m3 per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 5.16 m3 per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 4.33 m3 per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1976 | 4.12 m3 per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 4.65 m3 per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1978 | 4.6 m3 per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 4.68 m3 per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 5.11 m3 per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 5.34 m3 per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 5.38 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 5.56 m3 per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 6.16 m3 per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 7.92 m3 per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 1986 | 9.47 m3 per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1987 | 8.4 m3 per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1988 | 8.67 m3 per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 10.14 m3 per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1990 | 9.36 m3 per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 9.04 m3 per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 7.34 m3 per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1993 | 4.49 m3 per square kilometre | -38.9% |
| 1994 | 5.35 m3 per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1995 | 5.52 m3 per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 5.09 m3 per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 5.22 m3 per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 6.04 m3 per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1999 | 6.39 m3 per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 10.87 m3 per square kilometre | +70.2% |
| 2001 | 10.07 m3 per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 8.57 m3 per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 8.39 m3 per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 7.92 m3 per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 8.03 m3 per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 7.89 m3 per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 8.29 m3 per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 7.43 m3 per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 10.46 m3 per square kilometre | +40.8% |
| 2010 | 13.88 m3 per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 2011 | 13.41 m3 per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 9.89 m3 per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 2013 | 10.19 m3 per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 9.38 m3 per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 9.32 m3 per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 8.45 m3 per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 8.61 m3 per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 8.63 m3 per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 8.1 m3 per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 7.48 m3 per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 8.48 m3 per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 8.89 m3 per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 7.39 m3 per square kilometre | -16.9% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 7.39 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2518 m3 per square kilometre, 29.3× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- France's 7.39 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.19 m3 per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +70.2% | 6.39 m3 per square kilometre | 10.87 m3 per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.77 m3 per square kilometre | 3.04 m3 per square kilometre | 4.43 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.63 m3 per square kilometre | 4.12 m3 per square kilometre | 5.16 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.21 m3 per square kilometre | 5.11 m3 per square kilometre | 10.14 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.38 m3 per square kilometre | 4.49 m3 per square kilometre | 9.36 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.79 m3 per square kilometre | 7.43 m3 per square kilometre | 10.87 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.98 m3 per square kilometre | 8.1 m3 per square kilometre | 13.88 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.06 m3 per square kilometre | 7.39 m3 per square kilometre | 8.89 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 19 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.36 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 20 Uruguay 8.19 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 21 Hungary 7.78 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 23 Austria 7.27 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 24 Ireland 6.82 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 25 Papua New Guinea 5.5 m3 per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation 0.427 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.6751 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in France?
- Roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in France was 7.39 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 13.88 m3 per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.04 m3 per square kilometre in 1968.
- How does France rank for roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre?
- France ranks 22nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roundwood — Export quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roundwood — Export quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roundwood — Export quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Roundwood — Export quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.