Agriculture & Rural in France
4,520 indicators covering agriculture & rural for France.
| Indicator | Latest | Year | 10-yr change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrots and turnips — Area harvested | 15,920 ha | 2024 | up 32.8% | 13th |
| Carrots and turnips — Yield | 41,607 kg/ha | 2024 | down 8.2% | 29th |
| Carrots and turnips — Production | 662,380 t | 2024 | up 21.9% | 12th |
| Beer of barley, malted — Production | 2.16 million t | 2023 | up 49.9% | 16th |
| Molasses — Production | 1.01 million t | 2023 | up 3.0% | 13th |
| Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — Production | 4.15 million t | 2023 | down 4.2% | 13th |
| Rural population, per square kilometre | 26.92 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.4% | 107th |
| Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per | 84,197 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.4% | 54th |
| Fertilizer consumption | 131.32 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2023 | down 22.5% | 66th |
| Agricultural land | 282,972 sq. km | 2023 | down 1.7% | 41st |
| Arable land | 16.90 million hectares | 2023 | down 7.7% | 18th |
| Arable land | 0.2472 hectares per person | 2023 | down 10.9% | 38th |
| Arable land | 31.4% | 2023 | down 7.7% | 28th |
| Permanent cropland | 1.9% | 2023 | up 3.1% | 93rd |
| Land area | 538,950 sq. km | 2023 | unchanged | 48th |
| Meat supply per person | 80.31 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 7.5% | 48th |
| Meat supply vs. GDP per capita | 80.31 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 7.5% | 48th |
| Fish and seafood consumption per capita | 32.64 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 3.9% | 27th |
| Fish and seafood consumption vs. GDP per capita | 32.64 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 3.9% | 27th |
| Fertilizer use per hectare of arable land | 131.32 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2023 | down 22.5% | 66th |
| Share of land area used for agriculture | 52.5% | 2023 | down 1.7% | 57th |
| Share of land area used for arable agriculture | 31.4% | 2023 | down 7.7% | 28th |
| Projections for global peak agricultural land | 28.30 million hectares | 2023 | down 1.7% | 42nd |
| Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel | 2.96 million tonnes | 2023 | down 14.1% | 11th |
| Per capita meat consumption by type | 0.52 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 80.6% | 93rd |
| Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita | 87.04 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 13.9% | 34th |
| Daily meat consumption per person | 220.03 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 7.5% | 48th |
| Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... | 649.88 million tonnes | 2023 | up 2.7% | 47th |
| Per capita meat consumption in the United States | 24.74 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 3.8% | 82nd |
| Share of cereals allocated to human food | 27.4% | 2023 | up 12.1% | 170th |
| Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita | 27.4% | 2023 | up 12.1% | 170th |
| Share of cereals allocated to animal feed | 63.0% | 2023 | down 3.7% | 27th |
| Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses | 9.6% | 2023 | down 5.4% | 30th |
| Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? | 6.18 million tonnes | 2023 | up 16.1% | 31st |
| Agricultural land use | 28.30 million hectares | 2023 | down 1.7% | 42nd |
| Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel | 8.44 million tonnes | 2023 | up 1.8% | 28th |
| Per capita meat and fish consumption | 24.74 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 3.8% | 82nd |
| Fertilizer use per capita | 3.69 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 47.1% | 44th |
| Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade | -1.7% | 2023 | up 35.7% | 161st |
| Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland | 111.42 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 23.0% | 56th |
| Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use | 231.84 billion kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 4.1% | 21st |
| Nitrogen fertilizer use | 1.73 million tonnes | 2023 | down 20.1% | 14th |
| Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, annual growth rate | -9.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 676.9% | 105th |
| Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, annual growth rate | -3.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 55.4% | 97th |
| Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield | 2,598 kg/ha | 2024 | up 12.6% | 26th |
| Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production | 2.13 million 1000 USD | 2017 | up 13.1% | 26th |
| Beans, dry — Area harvested | 4,577 ha | 2017 | up 73.3% | 83rd |
| Beans, dry — Production | 11,047 t | 2017 | up 65.1% | 75th |
| Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross Production Value | 17,684 1000 Int$ | 2017 | down 50.0% | 43rd |
| Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production | 105.64 | 2017 | up 72.7% | 72nd |
| Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross per capita | 105.04 | 2017 | up 65.1% | 57th |
| Meat, Total — Production, per capita | 0.0756 t per person | 2024 | down 10.4% | 24th |
| Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) | 20,740 t | 2024 | down 9.7% | 70th |
| Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area | 1,380 ha | 2024 | up 128.1% | 69th |
| Beans, dry — Gross Production Value | 8,420 1000 Int$ | 2017 | up 65.1% | 75th |
| Beans, dry — Yield | 2,414 kg/ha | 2017 | down 4.7% | 22nd |
| Meat, Total — Production, per unit of GDP | 0 t per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 16.2% | 131st |
| Fruit Primary — Production, per capita | 0.1214 t per person | 2024 | down 14.0% | 62nd |
| Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) | 1.4% | 2025 | down 15.6% | 152nd |
| Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) | 3.2% | 2025 | down 14.4% | 155th |