Arable land share — all countries

Arable land share — France

Arable land share in France in 2023 — 31.36%. Ranked 28 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 5.02 pp.

2023 31.36% −0.17 pp vs 2022
World rank 28of 206
Period maximum 36.38%1961
Period minimum 31.36%2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — France, 1961–2023303234363819611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 36.38%1963: 36.1%1965: 34.88%1967: 33.54%1969: 32.59%1971: 31.65%1973: 31.72%1975: 32.16%1977: 32.03%1979: 32.29%1981: 32.52%1983: 32.78%1985: 33.26%1987: 33.71%1989: 32.86%1991: 33.09%1993: 33.46%1995: 33.72%1997: 33.9%1999: 34.05%2001: 34.04%2003: 34.06%2005: 34.1%2007: 33.93%2009: 33.87%2011: 33.91%2013: 33.97%2015: 34.29%2017: 34.26%2019: 33.29%2021: 31.56%2023: 31.36%
Change over the period: −5.02 pp Annual average: -0.08 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

France 31.36%
World 10.67%
Western Europe computed 29.92%
High-income countries computed 8.94%
Arable land share — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 31.36 −0.17 pp
2022 31.52 −0.04 pp
2021 31.56 +0.05 pp
2020 31.51 −1.78 pp
2019 33.29 −0.34 pp
2018 33.63 −0.63 pp
2017 34.26 +0.2 pp
2016 34.06 −0.23 pp
2015 34.29 +0.27 pp
2014 34.02 +0.05 pp
2013 33.97 +0.04 pp
2012 33.92 +0.01 pp
2011 33.91 −0.05 pp
2010 33.96 +0.08 pp
2009 33.87 −0.02 pp
2008 33.9 −0.03 pp
2007 33.93 −0.1 pp
2006 34.03 −0.07 pp
2005 34.1 +0.02 pp
2004 34.08 +0.02 pp
2003 34.06 −0.03 pp
2002 34.09 +0.05 pp
2001 34.04 −0.02 pp
2000 34.06 +0 pp
1999 34.05 +0.07 pp
1998 33.99 +0.09 pp
1997 33.9 +0.12 pp
1996 33.78 +0.06 pp
1995 33.72 +0.14 pp
1994 33.58 +0.12 pp
1993 33.46 +0.35 pp
1992 33.11 +0.03 pp
1991 33.09 +0.09 pp
1990 33 +0.14 pp
1989 32.86 −0.19 pp
1988 33.05 −0.66 pp
1987 33.71 +0.31 pp
1986 33.39 +0.14 pp
1985 33.26 +0.21 pp
1984 33.04 +0.26 pp
1983 32.78 +0.03 pp
1982 32.75 +0.23 pp
1981 32.52 +0.1 pp
1980 32.42 +0.13 pp
1979 32.29 +0.09 pp
1978 32.2 +0.16 pp
1977 32.03 +0.25 pp
1976 31.79 −0.37 pp
1975 32.16 +0.1 pp
1974 32.06 +0.34 pp
1973 31.72 +0.13 pp
1972 31.59 −0.05 pp
1971 31.65 −0.67 pp
1970 32.32 −0.27 pp
1969 32.59 −0.03 pp
1968 32.62 −0.92 pp
1967 33.54 −0.72 pp
1966 34.26 −0.62 pp
1965 34.88 −0.52 pp
1964 35.4 −0.7 pp
1963 36.1 −0.14 pp
1962 36.24 −0.14 pp
1961 36.38

Western Europe, 2023

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

About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

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

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