Environment in France

4,528 indicators covering environment for France.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agriculture area certified organic — Area 2,431 1000 ha 2024 up 150.7% 7th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export quantity 65,605 m3 2024 down 12.2% 23rd
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export value 22,368 1000 USD 2024 down 15.5% 22nd
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Production 438,000 t 2024 down 41.7% 14th
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local 67,187 million SLC 2024 up 44.2% 37th
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local 55,759 million SLC 2024 up 18.3% 31st
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation 4.31 2024 up 16.4% 7th
Bagasse — Energy consumption 0 TJ 2024 down 100.0% 72nd
Cartonboard — Production 485,000 t 2024 down 29.1% 21st
Wrapping papers — Production 220,000 t 2024 down 5.6% 20th
Roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 988,916 m3 2024 down 13.5% 15th
Roundwood, coniferous — Import value 75,674 1000 USD 2024 down 26.3% 19th
Roundwood, coniferous — Export quantity 1.54 million m3 2024 down 33.9% 12th
Roundwood, coniferous — Export value 114,783 1000 USD 2024 down 12.5% 17th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 231,317 m3 2024 down 19.4% 25th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 46,951 1000 USD 2024 down 1.3% 22nd
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 2.02 million m3 2024 down 12.4% 4th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 279,664 1000 USD 2024 up 20.6% 5th
15.1.1 Forest area — Value 17,795 1000 ha 2025 up 5.7% 33rd
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value 33.02 % 2025 up 5.7% 103rd
15.1.1 Land area — Value 53,895 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 42nd
15.2.1 Above-ground biomass in forest — Value 130.76 t/ha 2025 up 0.9% 81st
Freshwater Fish — Other uses 0 1000 t 2023 6th
Share of global plastic waste imports 2.9% 2024 up 296.8% 14th
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports 2.05 kilograms 2024 up 18.3% 28th
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by 90.0% 2024 up 1.1% 41st
Pulpwood, round and split, coniferous (production) — Production 5.13 million m3 2024 up 7.9% 16th
Drinking water usage in urban areas 0 people 2024 84th
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water 99.7% 2024 up 1.0% 21st
Population using at least basic drinking-water services 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Watermelons — Producer Price Index 133.71 2025 up 32.3% 51st
Population using at least basic sanitation services 98.9% 2024 unchanged 35th
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 31,077 t 2024 down 41.0% 5th
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 577,652 1000 USD 2024 down 42.3% 4th
Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 98.6% 2024 down 0.0% 81st
Road, rail and navigable inland waterways networks by NUTS 2 region 5,613 Kilometre 2024 up 0.1% 1st
People using improved drinking water sources 1.68 people 2024 down 6.1% 179th
Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 149,304 1000 USD 2018 down 18.1% 14th
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint -208,002 t 2018 up 22.9% 157th
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint -6,182 1000 USD 2018 down 101.7% 119th
Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 9.10 million 1000 USD 2018 down 22.4% 6th
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 4.48 million t 2018 down 20.8% 5th
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 4.48 million 1000 USD 2018 down 29.0% 3rd
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export quantity 11,561 t 2024 down 79.0% 23rd
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export value 4,599 1000 USD 2024 down 76.6% 27th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth 156.35 US dollar 2018 up 13.2% 10th
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 86,902 t 2024 up 29.5% 4th
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 275,529 1000 USD 2024 up 38.6% 4th
Printing and writing papers, coated — Production 25,000 t 2024 down 97.3% 33rd
Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 6.83 million 1000 USD 2018 down 18.7% 10th
Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value -128,146 1000 USD 2018 up 54.4% 146th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Production 82,780 t 2024 down 74.6% 23rd
Drinking water services 0 people 2024 119th
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Production 669,110 m3 2024 down 15.3% 24th
Wood chips and particles — Production 6.84 million m3 2024 up 14.1% 15th
Total FAO — Plywood — Import Quantity 539,147 m3 2018 up 7.3% 13th
Total FAO — Plywood — Import Value 432,916 1000 USD 2018 up 9.1% 6th
Insecticides — Import value 261,513 1000 USD 2006 down 8.7% 1st
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Import Quantity 165,658 m3 2018 up 833.0% 12th