Environment in France

4,528 indicators covering environment for France.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Case materials — Production 3.87 million t 2024 up 27.8% 11th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity 38,190 t 2016 down 41.2% 9th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import value 26,836 1000 USD 2016 down 27.4% 8th
Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity 89.38 t 2024 down 91.4% 50th
Hazardous pesticides — Import value 956.82 1000 USD 2024 down 90.4% 41st
Pulpwood, round and split (production) — Production 8.22 million m3 2024 down 3.6% 24th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 28,554 Hectares 2020 down 1.3% 35th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 17,957 Hectares 2020 down 1.9% 17th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 18,970 Hectares 2020 down 1.8% 18th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 17,253 Hectares 2020 up 5.1% 37th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 54,756 Hectares 2020 unchanged 44th
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Export quantity 66,956 t 2024 up 1,018.5% 8th
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Export value 61,221 1000 USD 2024 up 2,188.6% 4th
Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture 27,678 Square kilometres 2023 up 160.9% 8th
Urea — Export quantity 170,324 t 2024 up 78.8% 26th
Urea — Export value 69,253 1000 USD 2024 up 94.2% 25th
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants 2,410 Patents 2022 down 61.3% 3rd
Wood residues — Production 5.78 million m3 2024 down 71.3% 12th
Wood chips, particles and residues — Production 12.62 million m3 2024 down 51.7% 15th
Pulpwood, round and split, non-coniferous (production) — Production 3.09 million m3 2024 down 18.0% 24th
Freshwater Fish — Import quantity 282 1000 t 2023 down 3.8% 7th
Freshwater Fish — Domestic supply quantity 280 1000 t 2023 up 2.2% 23rd
Freshwater Fish — Food 280 1000 t 2023 up 2.2% 23rd
Freshwater Fish — Food supply quantity 4.21 kg/cap 2023 down 0.9% 54th
Freshwater Fish — Food supply 8.53 kcal/cap/d 2023 up 0.9% 50th
Freshwater Fish — Food supply 206,798 million Kcal 2023 up 4.1% 23rd
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 1.14 g/cap/d 2023 up 5.6% 53rd
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 27,541 t 2023 up 8.9% 24th
Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 0.44 g/cap/d 2023 down 4.3% 46th
Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 10,723 t 2023 down 0.6% 23rd
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 57,749 t 2016 down 49.6% 14th
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 27,976 1000 USD 2016 down 47.3% 15th
Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import value 402,058 1000 USD 2024 down 27.9% 1st
Freshwater Fish — Production 42 1000 t 2023 unchanged 57th
Freshwater Fish — Export quantity 44 1000 t 2023 down 27.9% 27th
Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import quantity 1.71 million t 2024 down 21.6% 1st
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 81.1% 2025 up 32.4% 33rd
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas 88.6% 2025 up 31.9% 21st
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 80.9% 2025 up 13.5% 35th
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 78.0% 2025 up 41.9% 53rd
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 88.6% 2025 up 31.9% 24th
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 81.1% 2025 up 32.4% 35th
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 80.9% 2025 up 13.5% 39th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import quantity 210,185 m3 2016 up 372.4% 7th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import value 15,955 1000 USD 2016 up 370.2% 9th
Wood pellets — Import quantity 1.37 million t 2024 up 705.2% 8th
Wood pellets — Import value 391,483 1000 USD 2024 up 724.1% 7th
NPK fertilizers — Export quantity 70,056 t 2024 down 47.2% 22nd
NPK fertilizers — Export value 67,844 1000 USD 2024 up 6.6% 19th
Hardboard — Production 148,008 m3 2024 up 43.7% 8th
Drivers of deforestation 1,066 hectares 2023 up 49.2% 49th
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 1.46 million t 2024 up 422.3% 8th
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 404,847 1000 USD 2024 up 590.0% 7th
Bagasse — Energy production 6,655 TJ 2024 up 14.7% 32nd
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 205.67 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 down 26.7% 110th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 340.5 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 up 11.7% 39th
Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 87,409 t 2024 down 19.9% 8th
Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 13,364 1000 USD 2024 up 19.6% 9th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export value 22,852 1000 USD 2016 up 21.4% 7th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export quantity 551,505 m3 2016 down 1.5% 5th