Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — France

Arable land per capita in France in 2023 — 0.2472 ha/person. Ranked 38 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 39.6%.

2023 0.2472 ha/person −0.81% vs 2022
World rank 38of 206
Period maximum 0.4093 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.2472 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — France, 1961–20230.20.250.30.350.40.4519611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.4093 ha/person1963: 0.398 ha/person1965: 0.3768 ha/person1967: 0.3564 ha/person1969: 0.3408 ha/person1971: 0.3249 ha/person1973: 0.3202 ha/person1975: 0.321 ha/person1977: 0.3169 ha/person1979: 0.3165 ha/person1981: 0.3152 ha/person1983: 0.3149 ha/person1985: 0.3163 ha/person1987: 0.3172 ha/person1989: 0.3056 ha/person1991: 0.3045 ha/person1993: 0.3051 ha/person1995: 0.3052 ha/person1997: 0.3047 ha/person1999: 0.3033 ha/person2001: 0.299 ha/person2003: 0.2949 ha/person2005: 0.2909 ha/person2007: 0.2856 ha/person2009: 0.2821 ha/person2011: 0.2797 ha/person2013: 0.2774 ha/person2015: 0.2777 ha/person2017: 0.2759 ha/person2019: 0.2663 ha/person2021: 0.2507 ha/person2023: 0.2472 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.1621 (−39.61%) Average annual rate: -0.81 %

Comparison, 2023

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

France 0.2472 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Europe & Central Asia 0.359 ha/person
Western Europe computed 0.1611 ha/person
High-income countries computed 0.3338 ha/person
Arable land per capita — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.2472 −0.002 −0.81%
2022 0.2492 −0.0016 −0.62%
2021 0.2507 −0.0005 −0.21%
2020 0.2512 −0.015 −5.65%
2019 0.2663 −0.0036 −1.34%
2018 0.2699 −0.006 −2.18%
2017 0.2759 +0.0008 +0.3%
2016 0.2751 −0.0026 −0.93%
2015 0.2777 +0.0012 +0.44%
2014 0.2765 −0.0009 −0.32%
2013 0.2774 −0.0011 −0.38%
2012 0.2784 −0.0012 −0.44%
2011 0.2797 −0.0018 −0.62%
2010 0.2814 −0.0007 −0.25%
2009 0.2821 −0.0016 −0.58%
2008 0.2838 −0.0019 −0.65%
2007 0.2856 −0.0026 −0.9%
2006 0.2882 −0.0026 −0.9%
2005 0.2909 −0.002 −0.7%
2004 0.2929 −0.0019 −0.66%
2003 0.2949 −0.0024 −0.79%
2002 0.2972 −0.0018 −0.59%
2001 0.299 −0.0023 −0.77%
2000 0.3013 −0.0021 −0.68%
1999 0.3033 −0.001 −0.32%
1998 0.3043 −0.0003 −0.11%
1997 0.3047 +0 +0%
1996 0.3047 −0.0006 −0.18%
1995 0.3052 +0.0002 +0.06%
1994 0.305 −0.0001 −0.03%
1993 0.3051 +0.0018 +0.61%
1992 0.3033 −0.0012 −0.41%
1991 0.3045 −0.0007 −0.24%
1990 0.3053 −0.0004 −0.13%
1989 0.3056 −0.0036 −1.17%
1988 0.3093 −0.008 −2.51%
1987 0.3172 +0.0012 +0.39%
1986 0.316 −0.0003 −0.09%
1985 0.3163 +0.0004 +0.14%
1984 0.3159 +0.0009 +0.3%
1983 0.3149 −0.0014 −0.44%
1982 0.3163 +0.0011 +0.35%
1981 0.3152 −0.0009 −0.28%
1980 0.3161 −0.0004 −0.13%
1979 0.3165 −0.0005 −0.17%
1978 0.317 +0.0002 +0.06%
1977 0.3169 +0.001 +0.31%
1976 0.3159 −0.0051 −1.58%
1975 0.321 −0.0005 −0.16%
1974 0.3215 +0.0013 +0.4%
1973 0.3202 −0.0013 −0.4%
1972 0.3215 −0.0034 −1.04%
1971 0.3249 −0.01 −2.99%
1970 0.3349 −0.0059 −1.74%
1969 0.3408 −0.0031 −0.9%
1968 0.3439 −0.0124 −3.49%
1967 0.3564 −0.0106 −2.89%
1966 0.367 −0.0099 −2.62%
1965 0.3768 −0.0093 −2.42%
1964 0.3862 −0.0119 −2.98%
1963 0.398 −0.0056 −1.38%
1962 0.4036 −0.0057 −1.38%
1961 0.4093

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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