Environment in France

4,528 indicators covering environment for France.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0.0385 Mt CO2e 2023 down 69.3% 33rd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Import quantity 8,226 t 2024 down 78.3% 15th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Import value 13,484 1000 USD 2024 down 53.2% 11th
Biogases — Energy production 87,314 TJ 2024 up 242.9% 5th
Gaseous biofuels — Energy production 87,314 TJ 2024 up 242.9% 5th
Plastic waste exports 0 tonnes 2024 down 100.0% 144th
United States of America — Forest products (export/import) — Import 164,322 1000 USD 2018 down 37.5% 23rd
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export 3.26 million t 2018 down 22.7% 9th
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Value 3.61 million 1000 USD 2018 down 27.7% 7th
Italy — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 603,326 1000 USD 2018 down 4.3% 2nd
Lakes and rivers permanent water area 2,536 2022 up 4.5% 49th
Lakes and rivers permanent water area 0.5% 2022 up 4.5% 101st
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 1,141 2022 up 65.1% 66th
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 0.2% 2022 up 65.1% 160th
Reservoir minimum water area 307.07 2022 up 1.9% 67th
Reservoir minimum water area 0.1% 2022 up 1.9% 92nd
Reservoir maximum water area 365.66 2022 up 4.4% 69th
Reservoir maximum water area 0.1% 2022 up 4.4% 97th
Reservoir minimum water area change 11.5% 2022 up 21.9% 60th
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint -349,277 t 2018 down 212.0% 151st
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint -106,673 1000 USD 2018 down 53.3% 147th
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 90,702 Square kilometres 2022 down 0.1% 28th
Phosphate rock — Export value 687.09 1000 USD 2024 29th
Phosphate rock — Export quantity 2,719 t 2024 31st
Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export quantity 8,537 t 2024 up 569.3% 11th
Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export value 1,808 1000 USD 2024 up 229.5% 18th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Quantity 562,177 m3 2018 up 25.6% 10th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Value 283,494 1000 USD 2018 up 7.2% 11th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Quantity 135,628 m3 2018 down 18.2% 11th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Value -91,308 1000 USD 2018 down 215.9% 144th
Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas 100.0% 2024 up 1.2% 1st
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water 100.0% 2024 up 1.2% 1st
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — Forest 230,325 1000 USD 2018 down 27.2% 4th
Fungicides — Import quantity 49,029 t 2006 up 14.8% 1st
China — Plywood — Import Quantity 45,214 m3 2018 down 71.4% 23rd
China — Plywood — Import Value 49,604 1000 USD 2018 up 17.8% 19th
Italy — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 443,096 t 2018 down 10.5% 2nd
Italy — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 479,728 1000 USD 2018 up 2.3% 2nd
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 12,109 Square kilometres 2022 up 43.8% 14th
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 8,076 Square kilometres 2022 up 24.7% 10th
Sweden — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 806,248 1000 USD 2018 up 5.5% 5th
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 27,162 1000 USD 2018 down 65.1% 19th
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 167,899 m3 2018 down 66.7% 20th
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import 921,657 m3 2018 down 37.4% 14th
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import 97,618 1000 USD 2018 down 23.0% 13th
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) — Forest products (export/import) 342,363 1000 USD 2018 down 32.1% 4th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — Paper and 134,810 t 2018 down 10.7% 1st
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — Paper and 162,134 1000 USD 2018 down 35.5% 1st
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Import quantity 42,994 m3 2024 up 82.6% 15th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Import value 4,574 1000 USD 2024 up 80.4% 19th
Water accounts - assets — Precipitations 512.86 Cubic metres 2024 unchanged 15th
Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, coniferous -685,523 m3 2018 down 76.9% 140th
United States of America — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 66,765 t 2018 down 29.0% 25th
United States of America — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 72,905 1000 USD 2018 down 27.4% 25th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 1.68 % 2021 down 1.8% 37th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 45.2 % 2021 up 1.9% 75th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Artificial 2.65 % 2021 up 4.7% 66th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Croplands 29.21 % 2021 down 0.8% 19th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Grassland 9.03 % 2021 down 0.8% 98th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Inland water 0.42 % 2021 unchanged 54th