Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in France
France: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested was 2.19 million ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in France, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in France is 2.19 million ha, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in France peaked at 2.38 million ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 147,820 ha, in 1961.
That places France 22nd out of 184 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in France, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 147,820 ha | — |
| 1962 | 181,546 ha | +22.8% |
| 1963 | 200,852 ha | +10.6% |
| 1964 | 230,939 ha | +15.0% |
| 1965 | 256,735 ha | +11.2% |
| 1966 | 261,355 ha | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 288,980 ha | +10.6% |
| 1968 | 305,162 ha | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 356,185 ha | +16.7% |
| 1970 | 428,533 ha | +20.3% |
| 1971 | 429,330 ha | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 407,830 ha | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 410,852 ha | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 432,500 ha | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 413,468 ha | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 428,260 ha | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 398,538 ha | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 374,179 ha | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 401,480 ha | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 561,473 ha | +39.9% |
| 1981 | 691,400 ha | +23.1% |
| 1982 | 825,400 ha | +19.4% |
| 1983 | 961,300 ha | +16.5% |
| 1984 | 1.01 million ha | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 1.21 million ha | +19.2% |
| 1986 | 1.39 million ha | +15.3% |
| 1987 | 1.92 million ha | +38.4% |
| 1988 | 1.94 million ha | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.76 million ha | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 2.01 million ha | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 1.86 million ha | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 1.73 million ha | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 1.46 million ha | -15.6% |
| 1994 | 1.86 million ha | +27.0% |
| 1995 | 1.94 million ha | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 1.88 million ha | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 1.98 million ha | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 2.06 million ha | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 2.30 million ha | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 2.02 million ha | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 1.93 million ha | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 1.75 million ha | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 1.88 million ha | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 1.82 million ha | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.96 million ha | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 2.13 million ha | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 2.20 million ha | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 2.09 million ha | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 2.28 million ha | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 2.26 million ha | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 2.38 million ha | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 2.36 million ha | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.29 million ha | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 2.27 million ha | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.29 million ha | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.27 million ha | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.19 million ha | -3.9% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 2.19 million ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 35,260 ha, 62.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- France's 2.19 million ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 155,749 ha, 14.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 247,730 ha | 147,820 ha | 356,185 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 412,497 ha | 374,179 ha | 432,500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.23 million ha | 561,473 ha | 1.94 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.91 million ha | 1.46 million ha | 2.30 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.00 million ha | 1.75 million ha | 2.28 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.29 million ha | 2.19 million ha | 2.38 million ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near France
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 18,024 ha compare
- 19 Sudan (former) 3.52 million ha compare
- 20 Myanmar 3.41 million ha compare
- 20 Timor-Leste 16,430 ha compare
- 21 Kazakhstan 2.89 million ha compare
- 23 Burkina Faso 1.93 million ha compare
- 24 South Africa 1.91 million ha compare
- 25 Romania 1.77 million ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for France
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.9478 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2973 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2498 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.4097 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in France?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in France was 2.19 million ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 million ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 147,820 ha in 1961.
- How does France rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested?
- France ranks 22nd out of 184 countries with data for 2017.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — 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.