Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in France

France: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 131.71 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
131.71 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
66th
of 240 countries
All-time high
142.33 1000 ha
in 2001
All-time low
131.13 1000 ha
in 2023
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in France, 2001–2024

0501001502001201220242001: 142.3 1000 ha2002: 132.9 1000 ha2003: 134.7 1000 ha2004: 139.5 1000 ha2005: 140.4 1000 ha2006: 138.7 1000 ha2007: 137.1 1000 ha2008: 137.1 1000 ha2009: 135.2 1000 ha2010: 134.8 1000 ha2011: 133.4 1000 ha2012: 134 1000 ha2013: 132.5 1000 ha2014: 132 1000 ha2015: 132.6 1000 ha2016: 132.9 1000 ha2017: 133.8 1000 ha2018: 133.8 1000 ha2019: 132.8 1000 ha2020: 133.9 1000 ha2021: 132.7 1000 ha2022: 132.3 1000 ha2023: 131.1 1000 ha2024: 131.7 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for terrestrial barren land — area from modis in France is 131.71 1000 ha, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in France peaked at 142.33 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 131.13 1000 ha, in 2023.

That places France 66th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 137.55 1000 ha 132.87 1000 ha 142.33 1000 ha 9
2010s 133.26 1000 ha 131.96 1000 ha 134.83 1000 ha 10
2020s 132.35 1000 ha 131.13 1000 ha 133.88 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near France

  1. 63 Bhutan 184.41 1000 ha compare
  2. 64 Sweden 171.41 1000 ha compare
  3. 65 Italy 148.91 1000 ha compare
  4. 67 French Southern Territories 121.8 1000 ha compare
  5. 68 Burkina Faso 108.97 1000 ha compare
  6. 69 Austria 107.94 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is terrestrial barren land — area from modis in France?
Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in France was 131.71 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 142.33 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 131.13 1000 ha in 2023.
How does France rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
France ranks 66th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.