Potatoes — Area harvested in France
France: Potatoes — Area harvested was 217,680 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested in France, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested in France stood at 217,680 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested in France peaked at 890,176 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 154,097 ha, in 2012.
That places France 16th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested in France, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 890,176 ha | — |
| 1962 | 862,200 ha | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 844,000 ha | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 691,070 ha | -18.1% |
| 1965 | 575,117 ha | -16.8% |
| 1966 | 537,072 ha | -6.6% |
| 1967 | 515,415 ha | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 471,148 ha | -8.6% |
| 1969 | 420,045 ha | -10.8% |
| 1970 | 361,200 ha | -14.0% |
| 1971 | 347,100 ha | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 310,000 ha | -10.7% |
| 1973 | 318,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 314,200 ha | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 287,900 ha | -8.4% |
| 1976 | 281,300 ha | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 298,500 ha | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 277,300 ha | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 275,400 ha | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 228,800 ha | -16.9% |
| 1981 | 211,000 ha | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 210,200 ha | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 220,000 ha | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 230,000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 240,000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 230,000 ha | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 215,000 ha | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 185,000 ha | -14.0% |
| 1989 | 190,000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 163,500 ha | -13.9% |
| 1991 | 168,114 ha | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 179,726 ha | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 159,166 ha | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 160,365 ha | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 165,603 ha | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 168,742 ha | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 163,706 ha | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 158,162 ha | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 164,444 ha | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 162,644 ha | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 161,589 ha | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 162,207 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 157,458 ha | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 159,753 ha | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 156,423 ha | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 158,315 ha | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 158,578 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 156,657 ha | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 162,593 ha | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 157,082 ha | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 158,643 ha | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 154,097 ha | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 161,206 ha | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 168,519 ha | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 167,505 ha | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 179,129 ha | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 194,055 ha | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 199,560 ha | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 207,160 ha | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 216,420 ha | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 211,590 ha | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 211,670 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 204,010 ha | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 217,680 ha | +6.7% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 217,680 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 9,829 ha, 22.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- France's 217,680 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17,594 ha, 12.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 645,138 ha | 420,045 ha | 890,176 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 307,090 ha | 275,400 ha | 361,200 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 216,000 ha | 185,000 ha | 240,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 165,153 ha | 158,162 ha | 179,726 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 159,622 ha | 156,423 ha | 162,644 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 174,696 ha | 154,097 ha | 207,160 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 212,274 ha | 204,010 ha | 217,680 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 13 Germany 282,200 ha compare
- 13 Viet Nam 20,733 ha compare
- 14 Egypt 268,565 ha compare
- 15 Kenya 225,948 ha compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 1,339 ha compare
- 16 Melanesia 523 ha compare
- 17 Lao People's Democratic Republic 53 ha compare
- 17 Nepal 211,505 ha compare
- 18 Poland 196,150 ha compare
- 18 Polynesia 0 ha compare
- 19 Czechoslovakia 161,787 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 potatoes — area harvested in France?
- Potatoes — area harvested in France was 217,680 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 890,176 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 154,097 ha in 2012.
- How does France rank for potatoes — area harvested?
- France ranks 16th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. 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 Potatoes — 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.