Tomatoes — Area harvested in France
France: Tomatoes — Area harvested was 6,080 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tomatoes — Area harvested in France, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
France recorded 6,080 ha for tomatoes — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 85.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomatoes — area harvested in France peaked at 21,988 ha in 1966 and was at its lowest, 3,276 ha, in 2015.
That places France 69th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Tomatoes — Area harvested in France, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20,269 ha | — |
| 1962 | 21,135 ha | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 20,971 ha | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 20,219 ha | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 20,693 ha | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 21,988 ha | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 20,876 ha | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 19,735 ha | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 17,396 ha | -11.9% |
| 1970 | 18,000 ha | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 14,186 ha | -21.2% |
| 1972 | 16,051 ha | +13.1% |
| 1973 | 16,100 ha | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 16,700 ha | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 17,663 ha | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 16,693 ha | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 16,270 ha | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 17,782 ha | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 19,300 ha | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 17,800 ha | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 17,400 ha | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 17,600 ha | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 16,000 ha | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 16,300 ha | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 16,700 ha | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 13,300 ha | -20.4% |
| 1987 | 11,800 ha | -11.3% |
| 1988 | 12,100 ha | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 12,579 ha | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 12,779 ha | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 12,659 ha | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 11,648 ha | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 11,180 ha | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 10,760 ha | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 9,885 ha | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 9,263 ha | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 9,260 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 9,067 ha | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 9,388 ha | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 7,290 ha | -22.3% |
| 2001 | 7,160 ha | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 6,355 ha | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 6,102 ha | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 5,907 ha | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 4,984 ha | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 4,291 ha | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 3,941 ha | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 5,188 ha | +31.6% |
| 2009 | 6,753 ha | +30.2% |
| 2010 | 6,388 ha | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 6,111 ha | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 3,561 ha | -41.7% |
| 2013 | 3,430 ha | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 3,280 ha | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 3,276 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 5,623 ha | +71.6% |
| 2017 | 5,794 ha | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 5,740 ha | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 5,660 ha | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 6,260 ha | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 6,190 ha | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 5,890 ha | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 5,920 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 6,080 ha | +2.7% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 6,080 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 336 ha, 18.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- France's 6,080 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,742 ha, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tomatoes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +71.6% | 3,276 ha | 5,623 ha |
| 2012 | -41.7% | 6,111 ha | 3,561 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,365 ha | 17,396 ha | 21,988 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 16,874 ha | 14,186 ha | 19,300 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,158 ha | 11,800 ha | 17,800 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,589 ha | 9,067 ha | 12,779 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,797 ha | 3,941 ha | 7,290 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,886 ha | 3,276 ha | 6,388 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,068 ha | 5,890 ha | 6,260 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 66 Thailand 6,292 ha compare
- 67 Canada 6,153 ha compare
- 68 Dominican Republic 6,085 ha compare
- 70 Peru 6,039 ha compare
- 71 Australia and New Zealand 5,715 ha compare
- 72 North Macedonia 5,597 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 tomatoes — area harvested in France?
- Tomatoes — area harvested in France was 6,080 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tomatoes — area harvested recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 21,988 ha in 1966.
- What is the lowest tomatoes — area harvested recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,276 ha in 2015.
- How does France rank for tomatoes — area harvested?
- France ranks 69th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tomatoes — area harvested rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.4%. 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 Tomatoes — 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.