Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in France
France: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.4097 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in France, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in France is 0.4097 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in France peaked at 0.7285 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.4097 hectares per person, in 2025.
That places France 87th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in France, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7285 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.721 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.7117 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.7029 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.6904 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.6817 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.6727 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.663 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.6491 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.6437 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.6248 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.6214 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6139 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.608 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6036 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5992 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5904 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5857 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5839 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.579 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5739 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5699 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5671 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5626 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5588 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5549 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5512 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5475 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5353 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5305 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5251 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5206 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5163 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5125 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5091 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5064 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5037 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5009 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4981 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4947 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4893 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4842 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.479 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4745 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4698 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4652 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4607 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4562 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4522 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4485 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4448 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4419 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4393 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.436 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4338 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4316 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.432 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4296 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4334 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4232 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4219 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4204 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4151 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4138 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4117 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.4097 hectares per person | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6865 hectares per person | 0.6437 hectares per person | 0.7285 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.601 hectares per person | 0.579 hectares per person | 0.6248 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5552 hectares per person | 0.5305 hectares per person | 0.5739 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5087 hectares per person | 0.4947 hectares per person | 0.5251 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.468 hectares per person | 0.4485 hectares per person | 0.4893 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4346 hectares per person | 0.4232 hectares per person | 0.4448 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4154 hectares per person | 0.4097 hectares per person | 0.4219 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for France
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- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2498 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 687.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.033 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in France?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in France was 0.4097 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7285 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4097 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does France rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- France ranks 87th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.