Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in France
France: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested was 12,740 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in France, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in France stood at 12,740 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 230.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in France peaked at 13,190 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 426 ha, in 1991.
That places France 29th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in France, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,767 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,490 ha | -7.4% |
| 1963 | 3,297 ha | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 3,446 ha | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 3,589 ha | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 3,446 ha | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 3,368 ha | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 3,245 ha | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 3,477 ha | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 3,300 ha | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 3,100 ha | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 2,516 ha | -18.8% |
| 1973 | 2,727 ha | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 2,726 ha | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 2,749 ha | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 2,711 ha | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 2,855 ha | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 2,873 ha | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 3,275 ha | +14.0% |
| 1980 | 2,840 ha | -13.3% |
| 1981 | 2,800 ha | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 4,300 ha | +53.6% |
| 1983 | 3,200 ha | -25.6% |
| 1984 | 3,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3,300 ha | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 3,500 ha | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 3,700 ha | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 3,800 ha | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 3,799 ha | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 3,905 ha | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 426 ha | -89.1% |
| 1992 | 618 ha | +45.1% |
| 1993 | 641 ha | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 694 ha | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 864 ha | +24.5% |
| 1996 | 966 ha | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 1,100 ha | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 1,234 ha | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 1,477 ha | +19.7% |
| 2000 | 1,635 ha | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 1,747 ha | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 1,737 ha | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1,781 ha | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1,834 ha | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1,727 ha | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 1,792 ha | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 2,301 ha | +28.4% |
| 2008 | 2,324 ha | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2,349 ha | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 3,792 ha | +61.4% |
| 2011 | 3,820 ha | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 3,827 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 3,738 ha | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 3,850 ha | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 3,868 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 4,076 ha | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 4,175 ha | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 7,200 ha | +72.5% |
| 2019 | 7,910 ha | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 12,920 ha | +63.3% |
| 2021 | 13,130 ha | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 13,190 ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 12,520 ha | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 12,740 ha | +1.8% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 12,740 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 806 ha, 15.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- France's 12,740 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 951 ha, 13.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -89.1% | 3,905 ha | 426 ha |
| 2018 | +72.5% | 4,175 ha | 7,200 ha |
| 2020 | +63.3% | 7,910 ha | 12,920 ha |
| 2010 | +61.4% | 2,349 ha | 3,792 ha |
| 1982 | +53.6% | 2,800 ha | 4,300 ha |
| 1992 | +45.1% | 426 ha | 618 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,458 ha | 3,245 ha | 3,767 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,883 ha | 2,516 ha | 3,300 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,444 ha | 2,800 ha | 4,300 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,192 ha | 426 ha | 3,905 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,923 ha | 1,635 ha | 2,349 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,626 ha | 3,738 ha | 7,910 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,900 ha | 12,520 ha | 13,190 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 26 Sri Lanka 14,348 ha compare
- 27 Japan 14,221 ha compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 2,005 ha compare
- 28 Morocco 13,464 ha compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 116 ha compare
- 30 Australia and New Zealand 12,228 ha compare
- 31 Poland 10,500 ha compare
- 32 Republic of Korea 9,797 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 pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in France?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in France was 12,740 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 13,190 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 426 ha in 1991.
- How does France rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested?
- France ranks 29th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 230.9%. 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 Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.