Arable land in France
France: Arable land was 0.2472 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in France, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in France is 0.2472 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in France peaked at 0.4093 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2472 hectares per person, in 2023.
France ranks 38th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3758 hectares per person | 0.3408 hectares per person | 0.4093 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.321 hectares per person | 0.3159 hectares per person | 0.3349 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3143 hectares per person | 0.3056 hectares per person | 0.3172 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3045 hectares per person | 0.3033 hectares per person | 0.3053 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2916 hectares per person | 0.2821 hectares per person | 0.3013 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2758 hectares per person | 0.2663 hectares per person | 0.2814 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2496 hectares per person | 0.2472 hectares per person | 0.2512 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More agriculture & rural data for France
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Rural population 21.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 14.54 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 47.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 8.53 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 6,281 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 53.55 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in France?
- Arable land in France was 0.2472 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4093 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2472 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does France rank for arable land?
- France ranks 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.