Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested in France
France: Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested was 9,200 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested in France, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chestnuts, in shell — area harvested in France is 9,200 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chestnuts, in shell — area harvested in France peaked at 16,200 ha in 1986 and was at its lowest, 6,276 ha, in 1991.
That places France 9th out of 38 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested in France, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 15,800 ha | — |
| 1986 | 16,200 ha | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 15,900 ha | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 15,600 ha | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 11,500 ha | -26.3% |
| 1990 | 12,400 ha | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 6,276 ha | -49.4% |
| 1992 | 6,350 ha | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 6,419 ha | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 6,388 ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 6,509 ha | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 6,566 ha | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 6,717 ha | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 6,826 ha | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 7,138 ha | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 7,077 ha | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 7,138 ha | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 7,164 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 7,199 ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 7,159 ha | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 7,139 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 6,967 ha | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 6,976 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 7,003 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 7,152 ha | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 7,094 ha | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 7,234 ha | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 7,250 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 7,666 ha | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 7,758 ha | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 7,793 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 8,076 ha | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 8,230 ha | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 8,480 ha | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 8,570 ha | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 8,550 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 8,600 ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 8,990 ha | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 9,080 ha | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 9,200 ha | +1.3% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 9,200 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100 ha, 92.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- France's 9,200 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 30 ha, 306.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -49.4% | 12,400 ha | 6,276 ha |
| 1989 | -26.3% | 15,600 ha | 11,500 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15,000 ha | 11,500 ha | 16,200 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 7,159 ha | 6,276 ha | 12,400 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,097 ha | 6,967 ha | 7,199 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,815 ha | 7,094 ha | 8,570 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,884 ha | 8,550 ha | 9,200 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 chestnuts, in shell — area harvested in France?
- Chestnuts, in shell — area harvested in France was 9,200 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chestnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 16,200 ha in 1986.
- What is the lowest chestnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,276 ha in 1991.
- How does France rank for chestnuts, in shell — area harvested?
- France ranks 9th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chestnuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.