Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in France
France: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 27,424 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in France, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, tree-covered areas — area from modis in France stood at 27,424 1000 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in France peaked at 27,609 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26,040 1000 ha, in 2010.
That places France 29th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in France, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 27,590 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 27,250 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 26,892 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 26,763 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 26,462 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 26,670 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 26,505 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 26,221 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 26,130 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 26,040 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 27,164 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 26,850 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 26,814 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 27,226 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 27,546 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 27,477 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 27,421 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 27,177 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 27,235 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 27,609 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 27,577 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 27,194 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 27,198 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 27,424 1000 ha | +0.8% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 27,424 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 456.91 1000 ha, 60.0× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- France's 27,424 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,752 1000 ha, 10.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26,720 1000 ha | 26,130 1000 ha | 27,590 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 27,095 1000 ha | 26,040 1000 ha | 27,546 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,400 1000 ha | 27,194 1000 ha | 27,609 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 tree-covered areas — area from modis in France?
- Tree-covered areas — area from modis in France was 27,424 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 27,609 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,040 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does France rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
- France ranks 29th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.