Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in France
France: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre was 52.5 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
52.5 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
57th
of 209 countries
All-time high
64.09 hectares per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
52.5 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in France, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
France recorded 52.5 hectares per square kilometre for agricultural land use, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per square kilometre in France peaked at 64.09 hectares per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 52.5 hectares per square kilometre, in 2023.
France ranks 57th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in France, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 64.09 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 63.9 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 63.74 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 63.29 hectares per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 63.09 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 62.8 hectares per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 62.4 hectares per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 61.56 hectares per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 61.55 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 60.29 hectares per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 60.53 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 60.33 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 60.23 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 60.19 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 60.04 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 59.41 hectares per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 59.21 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 59.3 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 59.07 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 58.86 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 58.79 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 58.72 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 58.57 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 58.46 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 58.34 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 58.25 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 58.17 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 57.2 hectares per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 57.04 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 56.76 hectares per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 56.56 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 56.38 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 56.2 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 56.04 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 55.94 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 55.84 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 55.74 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 55.63 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 55.53 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 55.31 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 55.13 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 54.94 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 54.8 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 54.66 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 54.53 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 54.39 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 54.19 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 54.01 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 53.85 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 53.67 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 53.58 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 53.52 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 53.39 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 53.38 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 53.3 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 53.29 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 53.25 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 53.18 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 52.92 hectares per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 52.73 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 52.74 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 52.67 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 52.5 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.93 hectares per square kilometre | 61.55 hectares per square kilometre | 64.09 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 59.86 hectares per square kilometre | 59.07 hectares per square kilometre | 60.53 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.24 hectares per square kilometre | 57.04 hectares per square kilometre | 58.86 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.06 hectares per square kilometre | 55.53 hectares per square kilometre | 56.76 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.58 hectares per square kilometre | 53.85 hectares per square kilometre | 55.31 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.35 hectares per square kilometre | 52.92 hectares per square kilometre | 53.67 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.66 hectares per square kilometre | 52.5 hectares per square kilometre | 52.74 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 54 Netherlands 53.55 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 55 Burkina Faso 53.4 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 56 Mozambique 52.79 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 58 Luxembourg 51.66 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 59 Mexico 50.69 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 60 Turkey 50.14 hectares per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for France
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2115 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per square kilometre in France?
- Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in France was 52.5 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per square kilometre recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 64.09 hectares per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per square kilometre recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5 hectares per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does France rank for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
- France ranks 57th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per square kilometre rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.