Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested in France
France: Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested was 11,060 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested in France, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, peaches and nectarines — area harvested in France stood at 11,060 ha.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peaches and nectarines — area harvested in France peaked at 52,573 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 9,040 ha, in 2019.
That places France 20th out of 91 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested in France, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 52,573 ha | — |
| 1962 | 51,943 ha | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 52,339 ha | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 46,947 ha | -10.3% |
| 1965 | 49,397 ha | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 50,302 ha | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 42,183 ha | -16.1% |
| 1968 | 44,678 ha | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 45,735 ha | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 44,000 ha | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 44,848 ha | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 41,179 ha | -8.2% |
| 1973 | 40,637 ha | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 36,659 ha | -9.8% |
| 1975 | 34,487 ha | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 33,477 ha | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 32,153 ha | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 31,088 ha | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 31,000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 32,000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 32,846 ha | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 33,000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 33,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 32,239 ha | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 31,492 ha | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 31,562 ha | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 30,776 ha | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 29,253 ha | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 29,700 ha | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 29,710 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 30,026 ha | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 29,755 ha | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 29,833 ha | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 29,725 ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 29,201 ha | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 26,519 ha | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 24,650 ha | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 23,785 ha | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 23,515 ha | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 22,079 ha | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 20,660 ha | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 19,767 ha | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 18,963 ha | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 17,944 ha | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 17,302 ha | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 16,443 ha | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 15,429 ha | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 15,118 ha | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 14,640 ha | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 12,851 ha | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 12,072 ha | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 11,193 ha | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 10,492 ha | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 10,407 ha | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 9,841 ha | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 9,407 ha | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 9,323 ha | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 9,100 ha | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 9,040 ha | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 11,660 ha | +29.0% |
| 2021 | 11,770 ha | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 11,500 ha | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 11,220 ha | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 11,060 ha | -1.4% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 11,060 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 601 ha, 18.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- France's 11,060 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 897 ha, 12.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Peaches and nectarines — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +29.0% | 9,040 ha | 11,660 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48,455 ha | 42,183 ha | 52,573 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 36,953 ha | 31,000 ha | 44,848 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,587 ha | 29,253 ha | 33,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,672 ha | 23,515 ha | 30,026 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,834 ha | 14,640 ha | 22,079 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,373 ha | 9,040 ha | 12,851 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,442 ha | 11,060 ha | 11,770 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 17 Yugoslav SFR 14,300 ha compare
- 18 Tunisia 13,814 ha compare
- 19 Tajikistan 12,298 ha compare
- 21 Australia and New Zealand 10,892 ha compare
- 22 Australia 10,291 ha compare
- 23 Argentina 9,733 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 peaches and nectarines — area harvested in France?
- Peaches and nectarines — area harvested in France was 11,060 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest peaches and nectarines — area harvested recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 52,573 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest peaches and nectarines — area harvested recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,040 ha in 2019.
- How does France rank for peaches and nectarines — area harvested?
- France ranks 20th out of 91 countries with data for 2024.
- Is peaches and nectarines — area harvested rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 Peaches and nectarines — 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.