Chicory roots — Area harvested in France
France: Chicory roots — Area harvested was 1,109 ha in 2017. ▼ Falling
Chicory roots — Area harvested in France, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
France recorded 1,109 ha for chicory roots — area harvested in 2017.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicory roots — area harvested in France peaked at 6,018 ha in 1970 and was at its lowest, 885 ha, in 2015.
France ranks 5th of 23 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Chicory roots — Area harvested in France, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,595 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,795 ha | -39.2% |
| 1963 | 4,368 ha | +56.3% |
| 1964 | 5,239 ha | +19.9% |
| 1965 | 5,580 ha | +6.5% |
| 1966 | 3,853 ha | -30.9% |
| 1967 | 3,027 ha | -21.4% |
| 1968 | 3,111 ha | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 4,916 ha | +58.0% |
| 1970 | 6,018 ha | +22.4% |
| 1971 | 5,504 ha | -8.5% |
| 1972 | 2,850 ha | -48.2% |
| 1973 | 3,500 ha | +22.8% |
| 1974 | 3,900 ha | +11.4% |
| 1975 | 5,400 ha | +38.5% |
| 1976 | 5,350 ha | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 5,475 ha | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 4,900 ha | -10.5% |
| 1979 | 3,600 ha | -26.5% |
| 1980 | 3,500 ha | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 4,400 ha | +25.7% |
| 1982 | 5,000 ha | +13.6% |
| 1983 | 4,800 ha | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 4,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1985 | 5,200 ha | +30.0% |
| 1986 | 4,700 ha | -9.6% |
| 1987 | 2,700 ha | -42.6% |
| 1988 | 2,600 ha | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 2,700 ha | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 3,400 ha | +25.9% |
| 1991 | 4,595 ha | +35.1% |
| 1992 | 4,537 ha | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 4,581 ha | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 3,841 ha | -16.2% |
| 1995 | 4,606 ha | +19.9% |
| 1996 | 4,728 ha | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 3,301 ha | -30.2% |
| 1998 | 2,924 ha | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 2,975 ha | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 3,345 ha | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 2,677 ha | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 2,655 ha | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 2,235 ha | -15.8% |
| 2004 | 2,059 ha | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 1,596 ha | -22.5% |
| 2006 | 3,270 ha | +104.9% |
| 2007 | 2,884 ha | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 2,885 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3,245 ha | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 2,677 ha | -17.5% |
| 2011 | 2,655 ha | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 2,235 ha | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 2,059 ha | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 1,596 ha | -22.5% |
| 2015 | 885 ha | -44.5% |
| 2016 | 1,015 ha | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 1,109 ha | +9.3% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 1,109 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96 ha, 11.6× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- France's 1,109 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 101 ha, 11.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,165 ha | 2,795 ha | 5,580 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,650 ha | 2,850 ha | 6,018 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,960 ha | 2,600 ha | 5,200 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,949 ha | 2,924 ha | 4,728 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,685 ha | 1,596 ha | 3,345 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,779 ha | 885 ha | 2,677 ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near France
- 2 Belgium 6,536 ha compare
- 3 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3,222 ha compare
- 4 Poland 1,127 ha compare
- 6 South Africa 763 ha compare
- 7 Philippines 571 ha compare
- 8 Ukraine 300 ha 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 chicory roots — area harvested in France?
- Chicory roots — area harvested in France was 1,109 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chicory roots — area harvested recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 6,018 ha in 1970.
- What is the lowest chicory roots — area harvested recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 885 ha in 2015.
- How does France rank for chicory roots — area harvested?
- France ranks 5th out of 23 countries with data for 2017.
- Is chicory roots — area harvested rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. 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 Chicory roots — 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.