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Agricultural land share — France

Agricultural land share in France in 2023 — 52.5%. Ranked 57 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 11.58 pp.

2023 52.5% −0.17 pp vs 2022
World rank 57of 209
Period maximum 64.09%1961
Period minimum 52.5%2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Agricultural land share — France, 1961–20235055606519611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 64.09%1963: 63.74%1965: 63.09%1967: 62.4%1969: 61.55%1971: 60.53%1973: 60.23%1975: 60.04%1977: 59.21%1979: 59.07%1981: 58.79%1983: 58.57%1985: 58.34%1987: 58.17%1989: 57.04%1991: 56.56%1993: 56.2%1995: 55.94%1997: 55.74%1999: 55.53%2001: 55.13%2003: 54.8%2005: 54.53%2007: 54.19%2009: 53.85%2011: 53.58%2013: 53.39%2015: 53.3%2017: 53.25%2019: 52.92%2021: 52.74%2023: 52.5%
Change over the period: −11.58 pp Annual average: -0.19 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: France

France 52.5%
World 36.93%
Europe & Central Asia 29.09%
Western Europe computed 48.52%
High-income countries computed 28.2%
Agricultural land share — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 52.5 −0.17 pp
2022 52.67 −0.07 pp
2021 52.74 +0.01 pp
2020 52.73 −0.19 pp
2019 52.92 −0.26 pp
2018 53.18 −0.07 pp
2017 53.25 −0.04 pp
2016 53.29 −0.02 pp
2015 53.3 −0.07 pp
2014 53.38 −0.01 pp
2013 53.39 −0.13 pp
2012 53.52 −0.06 pp
2011 53.58 −0.09 pp
2010 53.67 −0.17 pp
2009 53.85 −0.17 pp
2008 54.01 −0.18 pp
2007 54.19 −0.2 pp
2006 54.39 −0.14 pp
2005 54.53 −0.13 pp
2004 54.66 −0.14 pp
2003 54.8 −0.14 pp
2002 54.94 −0.19 pp
2001 55.13 −0.17 pp
2000 55.31 −0.23 pp
1999 55.53 −0.09 pp
1998 55.63 −0.11 pp
1997 55.74 −0.11 pp
1996 55.84 −0.1 pp
1995 55.94 −0.1 pp
1994 56.04 −0.16 pp
1993 56.2 −0.17 pp
1992 56.38 −0.19 pp
1991 56.56 −0.2 pp
1990 56.76 −0.27 pp
1989 57.04 −0.17 pp
1988 57.2 −0.97 pp
1987 58.17 −0.08 pp
1986 58.25 −0.09 pp
1985 58.34 −0.12 pp
1984 58.46 −0.11 pp
1983 58.57 −0.15 pp
1982 58.72 −0.08 pp
1981 58.79 −0.06 pp
1980 58.86 −0.21 pp
1979 59.07 −0.24 pp
1978 59.3 +0.09 pp
1977 59.21 −0.21 pp
1976 59.41 −0.62 pp
1975 60.04 −0.16 pp
1974 60.19 −0.03 pp
1973 60.23 −0.1 pp
1972 60.33 −0.2 pp
1971 60.53 +0.24 pp
1970 60.29 −1.26 pp
1969 61.55 −0.01 pp
1968 61.56 −0.84 pp
1967 62.4 −0.4 pp
1966 62.8 −0.29 pp
1965 63.09 −0.2 pp
1964 63.29 −0.45 pp
1963 63.74 −0.16 pp
1962 63.9 −0.18 pp
1961 64.09 —

Western Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NL Netherlands 53.55 FR France 52.5 LU Luxembourg 51.66 DE Germany 47.47 BE Belgium 44.38 CH Switzerland 37.79 LI Liechtenstein 32.31 AT Austria 31.47
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About the indicator

The share of agricultural land in total land area: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. High values often come not from crop-growing countries but from pastoral ones — vast semi-desert rangelands formally count as agricultural land.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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