Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in France
France: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield was 5,161 kg/ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in France, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in France is 5,161 kg/ha, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in France peaked at 8,045 kg/ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 977.6 kg/ha, in 1963.
France ranks 4th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in France, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,072 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 983 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1963 | 977.6 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 1,102 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 1965 | 1,004 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 1966 | 1,078 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1967 | 1,207 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1968 | 1,635 kg/ha | +35.5% |
| 1969 | 1,342 kg/ha | -17.9% |
| 1970 | 1,018 kg/ha | -24.1% |
| 1971 | 1,209 kg/ha | +18.8% |
| 1972 | 1,354 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1973 | 1,285 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 1,199 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 1,188 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 1,191 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 1,284 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 1,438 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1979 | 1,415 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 1,406 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 1,068 kg/ha | -24.0% |
| 1982 | 1,438 kg/ha | +34.6% |
| 1983 | 1,520 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 1,882 kg/ha | +23.8% |
| 1985 | 1,696 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1986 | 1,389 kg/ha | -18.1% |
| 1987 | 1,370 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 1,644 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 1,255 kg/ha | -23.7% |
| 1990 | 1,264 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 6,668 kg/ha | +427.4% |
| 1992 | 5,902 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1993 | 6,287 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 6,324 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 6,055 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 6,232 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 6,974 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 6,305 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 6,732 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 6,881 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 4,424 kg/ha | -35.7% |
| 2002 | 7,240 kg/ha | +63.7% |
| 2003 | 7,050 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 6,770 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 7,511 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 7,040 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 6,262 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 8,045 kg/ha | +28.5% |
| 2009 | 7,331 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 6,778 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 4,744 kg/ha | -30.0% |
| 2012 | 7,114 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 2013 | 7,428 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 6,734 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 5,810 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 5,899 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 5,161 kg/ha | -12.5% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 5,161 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,088 kg/ha, 4.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- France's 5,161 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,049 kg/ha, 4.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield 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 | +427.4% | 1,264 kg/ha | 6,668 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,156 kg/ha | 977.6 kg/ha | 1,635 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,258 kg/ha | 1,018 kg/ha | 1,438 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,467 kg/ha | 1,068 kg/ha | 1,882 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,874 kg/ha | 1,264 kg/ha | 6,974 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,855 kg/ha | 4,424 kg/ha | 8,045 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,209 kg/ha | 4,744 kg/ha | 7,428 kg/ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near France
- 1 Poland 7,072 kg/ha compare
- 1 Viet Nam 7,103 kg/ha compare
- 2 Réunion 5,814 kg/ha compare
- 2 Polynesia 5,075 kg/ha compare
- 3 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,852 kg/ha compare
- 3 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 5,248 kg/ha compare
- 4 Türkiye 1,681 kg/ha compare
- 5 Malaysia 5,086 kg/ha compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 979 kg/ha compare
- 6 Samoa 5,075 kg/ha compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 840 kg/ha compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 4,661 kg/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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in France?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in France was 5,161 kg/ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 8,045 kg/ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 977.6 kg/ha in 1963.
- How does France rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield?
- France ranks 4th out of 131 countries with data for 2017.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield. 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.