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Land area — France

Land area in France in 2023 — 538,950 km². Ranked 48 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 538,950 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 48of 215
Period maximum 538,950 km²1961
Period minimum 538,950 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — France, 1961–2023450,000500,000550,000600,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 538,950 km²1963: 538,950 km²1965: 538,950 km²1967: 538,950 km²1969: 538,950 km²1971: 538,950 km²1973: 538,950 km²1975: 538,950 km²1977: 538,950 km²1979: 538,950 km²1981: 538,950 km²1983: 538,950 km²1985: 538,950 km²1987: 538,950 km²1989: 538,950 km²1991: 538,950 km²1993: 538,950 km²1995: 538,950 km²1997: 538,950 km²1999: 538,950 km²2001: 538,950 km²2003: 538,950 km²2005: 538,950 km²2007: 538,950 km²2009: 538,950 km²2011: 538,950 km²2013: 538,950 km²2015: 538,950 km²2017: 538,950 km²2019: 538,950 km²2021: 538,950 km²2023: 538,950 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

France 538,950 km²
World 130M km²
Europe & Central Asia 27.43M km²
Western Europe computed 1.08M km²
High-income countries computed 51.61M km²
Land area — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 538,950 +0 +0%
2022 538,950 +0 +0%
2021 538,950 +0 +0%
2020 538,950 +0 +0%
2019 538,950 +0 +0%
2018 538,950 +0 +0%
2017 538,950 +0 +0%
2016 538,950 +0 +0%
2015 538,950 +0 +0%
2014 538,950 +0 +0%
2013 538,950 +0 +0%
2012 538,950 +0 +0%
2011 538,950 +0 +0%
2010 538,950 +0 +0%
2009 538,950 +0 +0%
2008 538,950 +0 +0%
2007 538,950 +0 +0%
2006 538,950 +0 +0%
2005 538,950 +0 +0%
2004 538,950 +0 +0%
2003 538,950 +0 +0%
2002 538,950 +0 +0%
2001 538,950 +0 +0%
2000 538,950 +0 +0%
1999 538,950 +0 +0%
1998 538,950 +0 +0%
1997 538,950 +0 +0%
1996 538,950 +0 +0%
1995 538,950 +0 +0%
1994 538,950 +0 +0%
1993 538,950 +0 +0%
1992 538,950 +0 +0%
1991 538,950 +0 +0%
1990 538,950 +0 +0%
1989 538,950 +0 +0%
1988 538,950 +0 +0%
1987 538,950 +0 +0%
1986 538,950 +0 +0%
1985 538,950 +0 +0%
1984 538,950 +0 +0%
1983 538,950 +0 +0%
1982 538,950 +0 +0%
1981 538,950 +0 +0%
1980 538,950 +0 +0%
1979 538,950 +0 +0%
1978 538,950 +0 +0%
1977 538,950 +0 +0%
1976 538,950 +0 +0%
1975 538,950 +0 +0%
1974 538,950 +0 +0%
1973 538,950 +0 +0%
1972 538,950 +0 +0%
1971 538,950 +0 +0%
1970 538,950 +0 +0%
1969 538,950 +0 +0%
1968 538,950 +0 +0%
1967 538,950 +0 +0%
1966 538,950 +0 +0%
1965 538,950 +0 +0%
1964 538,950 +0 +0%
1963 538,950 +0 +0%
1962 538,950 +0 +0%
1961 538,950 — —

Western Europe, 2023

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

FR France 538,950 DE Germany 349,430 AT Austria 82,520 CH Switzerland 39,510 NL Netherlands 33,670 BE Belgium 30,494 LU Luxembourg 2,574 LI Liechtenstein 160
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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

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