Apricots — Area harvested in France
France: Apricots — Area harvested was 10,500 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Apricots — Area harvested in France, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
France recorded 10,500 ha for apricots — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, apricots — area harvested in France peaked at 16,292 ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 10,050 ha, in 1967.
That places France 15th out of 80 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Apricots — Area harvested in France, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,329 ha | — |
| 1962 | 10,549 ha | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 10,724 ha | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 10,615 ha | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 11,472 ha | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 11,777 ha | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 10,050 ha | -14.7% |
| 1968 | 11,259 ha | +12.0% |
| 1969 | 11,698 ha | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 12,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 12,499 ha | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 13,310 ha | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 13,000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 13,500 ha | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 13,284 ha | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 13,150 ha | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 13,238 ha | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 13,509 ha | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 13,200 ha | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 13,000 ha | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 12,471 ha | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 12,500 ha | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 12,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 12,596 ha | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 12,692 ha | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 12,871 ha | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 13,359 ha | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 13,292 ha | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 13,500 ha | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 13,759 ha | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 13,808 ha | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 14,166 ha | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 14,554 ha | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 15,021 ha | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 15,704 ha | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 16,153 ha | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 16,292 ha | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 16,208 ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 16,179 ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 14,992 ha | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 14,693 ha | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 14,496 ha | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 14,744 ha | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 14,636 ha | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 14,160 ha | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 14,021 ha | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 14,176 ha | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 14,049 ha | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 14,017 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 13,797 ha | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 13,269 ha | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 12,743 ha | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 12,176 ha | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 12,207 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 12,014 ha | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 12,177 ha | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 12,197 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 12,270 ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 12,280 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 12,080 ha | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 11,880 ha | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 11,360 ha | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 11,120 ha | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 10,500 ha | -5.6% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 10,500 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 294 ha, 35.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- France's 10,500 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 830 ha, 12.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,941 ha | 10,050 ha | 11,777 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,069 ha | 12,000 ha | 13,509 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,878 ha | 12,471 ha | 13,500 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,184 ha | 13,759 ha | 16,292 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,398 ha | 14,017 ha | 14,992 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,513 ha | 12,014 ha | 13,797 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,388 ha | 10,500 ha | 12,080 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
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 apricots — area harvested in France?
- Apricots — area harvested in France was 10,500 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest apricots — area harvested recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 16,292 ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest apricots — area harvested recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,050 ha in 1967.
- How does France rank for apricots — area harvested?
- France ranks 15th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is apricots — area harvested rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Apricots — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.