Plums and sloes — Area harvested in France
France: Plums and sloes — Area harvested was 15,330 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Plums and sloes — Area harvested in France, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
France recorded 15,330 ha for plums and sloes — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plums and sloes — area harvested in France peaked at 26,502 ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, 14,752 ha, in 2016.
France ranks 18th of 90 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Plums and sloes — Area harvested in France, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17,609 ha | — |
| 1962 | 17,937 ha | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 17,931 ha | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 18,074 ha | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 16,945 ha | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 24,212 ha | +42.9% |
| 1967 | 20,537 ha | -15.2% |
| 1968 | 17,912 ha | -12.8% |
| 1969 | 17,814 ha | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 18,000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 23,448 ha | +30.3% |
| 1972 | 16,118 ha | -31.3% |
| 1973 | 16,364 ha | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 17,128 ha | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 17,255 ha | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 17,485 ha | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 17,703 ha | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 18,083 ha | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 18,000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 18,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 26,502 ha | +47.2% |
| 1982 | 26,000 ha | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 25,000 ha | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 24,723 ha | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 25,600 ha | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 24,600 ha | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 25,000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 22,800 ha | -8.8% |
| 1989 | 22,100 ha | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 19,550 ha | -11.5% |
| 1991 | 19,015 ha | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 19,609 ha | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 20,167 ha | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 20,394 ha | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 21,186 ha | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 21,481 ha | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 20,518 ha | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 20,072 ha | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 19,166 ha | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 19,052 ha | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 19,379 ha | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 19,053 ha | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 19,280 ha | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 19,087 ha | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 18,911 ha | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 18,916 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19,031 ha | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 18,704 ha | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 18,679 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 18,318 ha | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 17,793 ha | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 17,454 ha | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 16,946 ha | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 16,045 ha | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 15,213 ha | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 14,752 ha | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 15,063 ha | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 14,970 ha | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 14,830 ha | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 15,700 ha | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 15,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15,090 ha | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 15,110 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 15,330 ha | +1.5% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 15,330 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 610 ha, 25.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- France's 15,330 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,559 ha, 6.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Plums and sloes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +47.2% | 18,000 ha | 26,502 ha |
| 1966 | +42.9% | 16,945 ha | 24,212 ha |
| 1972 | -31.3% | 23,448 ha | 16,118 ha |
| 1971 | +30.3% | 18,000 ha | 23,448 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,775 ha | 16,945 ha | 24,212 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,958 ha | 16,118 ha | 23,448 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,032 ha | 18,000 ha | 26,502 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,116 ha | 19,015 ha | 21,481 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,009 ha | 18,679 ha | 19,379 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,138 ha | 14,752 ha | 18,318 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,386 ha | 15,090 ha | 15,700 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 plums and sloes — area harvested in France?
- Plums and sloes — area harvested in France was 15,330 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plums and sloes — area harvested recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 26,502 ha in 1981.
- What is the lowest plums and sloes — area harvested recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,752 ha in 2016.
- How does France rank for plums and sloes — area harvested?
- France ranks 18th out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plums and sloes — area harvested rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 Plums and sloes — 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.