Environment in France

4,505 indicators covering environment for France.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 1.06 million t 2023 down 27.8% 14th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 59.09 kg/ha 2023 down 22.3% 64th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus -24,127 t 2023 down 134.9% 175th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area -1.35 kg/ha 2023 down 137.5% 151st
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium 430,876 t 2023 down 34.6% 9th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area 24.04 kg/ha 2023 down 29.6% 55th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 59.6 % 2023 up 14.6% 69th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 108.42 % 2023 up 32.0% 52nd
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 57.54 % 2023 up 22.5% 110th
Arable land use per person 0.2472 hectares per person 2023 down 10.9% 38th
Forest area 17.80 million hectares 2025 up 5.7% 38th
Share of global forest area 0.4% 2025 up 6.7% 38th
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -0.7829 2023 down 242.8% 121st
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 183.8% 38th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 1.11 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 88.0% 24th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.5752 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 85.8% 24th
Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 125.7% 38th
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 16.0% 39th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 21.4% 35th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 36.8% 83rd
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 32.8% 109th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 16.6% 95th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 20.9% 90th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 19.5% 82nd
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 27.1% 10th
Plywood and LVL — Production 228,582 m3 2024 down 6.7% 30th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 0.1687 % change on previous year 2024 up 211.4% 94th
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 1.9% 79th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 29.2% 101st
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0407 1000 USD per person 2024 up 7.4% 17th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0377 t per person 2024 up 6.9% 19th
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.2462 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 43.8% 29th
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.2786 t per square kilometre 2023 down 58.3% 28th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 10.2% 69th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 4.47 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 13.4% 33rd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 12.6% 60th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 26.2% 83rd
Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 6.07 % change on previous year 2024 up 823.7% 23rd
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate -4.63 % change on previous year 2024 down 121.9% 102nd
Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 113th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 124th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -0.5263 % change on previous year 2024 up 58.6% 116th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.3165 m3 per person 2024 down 1.3% 58th
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.3517 m3 per person 2024 down 1.3% 58th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.4283 m3 per person 2024 down 5.1% 67th
Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.6973 m3 per person 2024 down 6.4% 53rd
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 0.2161 % change on previous year 2024 down 97.8% 90th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 1.45 million t 2024 down 19.3% 10th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 1.14 million 1000 USD 2024 down 2.8% 7th
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.8282 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 20.6% 26th
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 7.39 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 27.5% 22nd
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 24.8% 32nd
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 29.3% 34th
Recovered paper — Import quantity 1.05 million t 2024 up 10.7% 18th
Recovered paper — Import value 179,037 1000 USD 2024 up 6.0% 19th
Annual change in forest area 89,400 hectares 2025 up 7.2% 4th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.5% 2025 up 1.4% 22nd
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.5% 2025 up 1.4% 21st
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 89,400 hectares 2025 up 7.2% 4th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0.0004 t per person 2024 down 28.9% 46th