Spinach — Area harvested in France
France: Spinach — Area harvested was 4,800 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Spinach — Area harvested in France, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spinach — area harvested in France is 4,800 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spinach — area harvested in France peaked at 7,320 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4,299 ha, in 2010.
France ranks 12th of 69 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Spinach — Area harvested in France, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,738 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,971 ha | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 5,359 ha | +7.8% |
| 1964 | 4,777 ha | -10.9% |
| 1965 | 4,888 ha | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 4,834 ha | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 4,971 ha | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 5,633 ha | +13.3% |
| 1969 | 5,741 ha | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 5,800 ha | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 6,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 5,615 ha | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 5,320 ha | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 6,117 ha | +15.0% |
| 1975 | 6,023 ha | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 5,509 ha | -8.5% |
| 1977 | 5,909 ha | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 6,003 ha | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 6,200 ha | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 5,800 ha | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 5,500 ha | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 6,700 ha | +21.8% |
| 1983 | 6,800 ha | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 7,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 6,900 ha | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 6,500 ha | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 6,100 ha | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 6,400 ha | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 6,000 ha | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 6,945 ha | +15.8% |
| 1991 | 6,464 ha | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 5,834 ha | -9.7% |
| 1993 | 6,695 ha | +14.8% |
| 1994 | 7,167 ha | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 7,320 ha | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 6,389 ha | -12.7% |
| 1997 | 6,274 ha | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 6,562 ha | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 6,370 ha | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 6,134 ha | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 6,178 ha | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 5,778 ha | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 5,827 ha | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 5,543 ha | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 5,566 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 6,456 ha | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 6,480 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 6,480 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,744 ha | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 4,299 ha | -25.2% |
| 2011 | 5,816 ha | +35.3% |
| 2012 | 5,083 ha | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 6,103 ha | +20.1% |
| 2014 | 5,837 ha | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 5,306 ha | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 5,357 ha | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 5,686 ha | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 6,060 ha | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 5,890 ha | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 4,760 ha | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 6,090 ha | +27.9% |
| 2022 | 5,920 ha | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 4,400 ha | -25.7% |
| 2024 | 4,800 ha | +9.1% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 4,800 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 160 ha, 30.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- France's 4,800 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 420 ha, 11.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,101 ha | 4,738 ha | 5,741 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,850 ha | 5,320 ha | 6,200 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,370 ha | 5,500 ha | 7,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,602 ha | 5,834 ha | 7,320 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,019 ha | 5,543 ha | 6,480 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,544 ha | 4,299 ha | 6,103 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,194 ha | 4,400 ha | 6,090 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 spinach — area harvested in France?
- Spinach — area harvested in France was 4,800 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest spinach — area harvested recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 7,320 ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest spinach — area harvested recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,299 ha in 2010.
- How does France rank for spinach — area harvested?
- France ranks 12th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spinach — area harvested rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Spinach — 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.