Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in France
France: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.065 ha per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in France, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested, per capita in France is 0.065 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in France peaked at 0.0944 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.065 ha per person, in 2024.
That places France 20th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in France, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0834 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0944 ha per person | +13.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0788 ha per person | -16.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0888 ha per person | +12.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0906 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0794 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0775 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.08 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0783 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0711 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0752 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0744 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0742 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0771 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0718 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0788 ha per person | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0757 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0761 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0743 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.083 ha per person | +11.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0853 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0868 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.086 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0905 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0847 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0853 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0861 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.082 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0865 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0883 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0879 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0863 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0763 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0771 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0797 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0843 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0852 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0869 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0844 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0862 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0777 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0846 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0783 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0835 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0835 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0825 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0818 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0853 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0795 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0835 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0828 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0807 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0806 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0799 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0823 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0831 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0797 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0779 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0778 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0669 ha per person | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0778 ha per person | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0726 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0731 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.065 ha per person | -11.1% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.065 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0299 ha per person, 2.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- France's 0.065 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0366 ha per person, 1.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0835 ha per person | 0.0775 ha per person | 0.0944 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0749 ha per person | 0.0711 ha per person | 0.0788 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0856 ha per person | 0.082 ha per person | 0.0905 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0836 ha per person | 0.0763 ha per person | 0.0883 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0823 ha per person | 0.0777 ha per person | 0.0862 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0808 ha per person | 0.0778 ha per person | 0.0835 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0711 ha per person | 0.065 ha per person | 0.0778 ha per person | 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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in France?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in France was 0.065 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0944 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.065 ha per person in 2024.
- How does France rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- France ranks 20th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.