France vs United Kingdom: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
France
-1.7%
in 2023
United Kingdom
-1.4%
in 2023
France rank
161st
United Kingdom rank
158th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports -1.4% against -1.7% in France, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Kingdom ahead.
France ranks 161st and United Kingdom ranks 158th of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -5.0% | -5.1% | 0.2% | France |
| 1980s | -2.7% | -2.0% | 0.7% | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | -3.7% | -3.3% | 0.4% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | -2.6% | -2.3% | 0.3% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | -2.3% | 0.3% | 2.6% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | -1.6% | 0.1% | 1.8% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, France or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at -1.4% against -1.7% in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between France and United Kingdom?
- 0.3%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- France ranks 161st and United Kingdom ranks 158th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.