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Surface area — France

Surface area in France in 2023 — 606,410 km². Ranked 45 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 10.4%.

2023 606,410 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 45of 215
Period maximum 606,410 km²2020
Period minimum 549,086 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — France, 1961–2023540,000560,000580,000600,000620,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 549,086 km²1963: 549,086 km²1965: 549,086 km²1967: 549,086 km²1969: 549,086 km²1971: 549,086 km²1973: 549,086 km²1975: 549,086 km²1977: 549,086 km²1979: 549,086 km²1981: 549,086 km²1983: 549,086 km²1985: 549,086 km²1987: 549,086 km²1989: 549,086 km²1991: 549,086 km²1993: 549,086 km²1995: 549,086 km²1997: 549,086 km²1999: 549,086 km²2001: 549,087 km²2003: 549,387 km²2005: 549,087 km²2007: 549,087 km²2009: 549,087 km²2011: 549,087 km²2013: 549,087 km²2015: 549,087 km²2017: 549,087 km²2019: 549,087 km²2021: 606,410 km²2023: 606,410 km²
Change over the period: +57,324 (+10.44%) Average annual rate: 0.16 %

Comparison, 2023

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

France 606,410 km²
World 141M km²
Europe & Central Asia 28.9M km²
Western Europe computed 1.16M km²
High-income countries computed 60.62M km²
Surface area — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 606,410 +0 +0%
2022 606,410 +0 +0%
2021 606,410 +0 +0%
2020 606,410 +57,323 +10.44%
2019 549,087 +0 +0%
2018 549,087 +0 +0%
2017 549,087 +0 +0%
2016 549,087 +0 +0%
2015 549,087 +0 +0%
2014 549,087 +0 +0%
2013 549,087 +0 +0%
2012 549,087 +0 +0%
2011 549,087 +0 +0%
2010 549,087 +0 +0%
2009 549,087 +0 +0%
2008 549,087 +0 +0%
2007 549,087 +0 +0%
2006 549,087 +0 +0%
2005 549,087 +0 +0%
2004 549,087 −300 −0.05%
2003 549,387 +300 +0.05%
2002 549,087 +0 +0%
2001 549,087 +0 +0%
2000 549,087 +1 +0%
1999 549,086 +0 +0%
1998 549,086 +0 +0%
1997 549,086 +0 +0%
1996 549,086 +0 +0%
1995 549,086 +0 +0%
1994 549,086 +0 +0%
1993 549,086 +0 +0%
1992 549,086 +0 +0%
1991 549,086 +0 +0%
1990 549,086 +0 +0%
1989 549,086 +0 +0%
1988 549,086 +0 +0%
1987 549,086 +0 +0%
1986 549,086 +0 +0%
1985 549,086 +0 +0%
1984 549,086 +0 +0%
1983 549,086 +0 +0%
1982 549,086 +0 +0%
1981 549,086 +0 +0%
1980 549,086 +0 +0%
1979 549,086 +0 +0%
1978 549,086 +0 +0%
1977 549,086 +0 +0%
1976 549,086 +0 +0%
1975 549,086 +0 +0%
1974 549,086 +0 +0%
1973 549,086 +0 +0%
1972 549,086 +0 +0%
1971 549,086 +0 +0%
1970 549,086 +0 +0%
1969 549,086 +0 +0%
1968 549,086 +0 +0%
1967 549,086 +0 +0%
1966 549,086 +0 +0%
1965 549,086 +0 +0%
1964 549,086 +0 +0%
1963 549,086 +0 +0%
1962 549,086 +0 +0%
1961 549,086 — —

Western Europe, 2023

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

FR France 606,410 DE Germany 357,680 AT Austria 83,879 NL Netherlands 41,540 CH Switzerland 41,291 BE Belgium 30,689 LU Luxembourg 2,590 LI Liechtenstein 160
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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