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Agricultural land in France

Agricultural land in France was 52.8% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.1 pts from 2023. That is the 6th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

202452.8% Estimated
Change on 2023-0.1 pts
Rank6th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high64.11961
Series low52.72020

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Agricultural land in France, 1961 to 2024

52.55557.56062.56519611971198119912001201120241961: 64.1 %1962: 63.9 %1963: 63.7 %1964: 63.3 %1965: 63.1 %1966: 62.8 %1967: 62.4 %1968: 61.6 %1969: 61.6 %1970: 60.3 %1971: 60.5 %1972: 60.3 %1973: 60.2 %1974: 60.2 %1975: 60 %1976: 59.4 %1977: 59.2 %1978: 59.3 %1979: 59.1 %1980: 58.9 %1981: 58.8 %1982: 58.7 %1983: 58.6 %1984: 58.5 %1985: 58.3 %1986: 58.3 %1987: 58.2 %1988: 57.2 %1989: 57 %1990: 56.8 %1991: 56.6 %1992: 56.4 %1993: 56.2 %1994: 56 %1995: 55.9 %1996: 55.8 %1997: 55.7 %1998: 55.6 %1999: 55.5 %2000: 55.3 %2001: 55.1 %2002: 54.9 %2003: 54.8 %2004: 54.7 %2005: 54.5 %2006: 54.4 %2007: 54.2 %2008: 54 %2009: 53.9 %2010: 53.7 %2011: 53.6 %2012: 53.5 %2013: 53.4 %2014: 53.4 %2015: 53.3 %2016: 53.3 %2017: 53.3 %2018: 53.2 %2019: 52.9 %2020: 52.7 %2021: 53.1 %2022: 53 %2023: 52.9 %2024: 52.8 %5055606519611983200520241961: 64.1 %1962: 63.9 %1963: 63.7 %1964: 63.3 %1965: 63.1 %1966: 62.8 %1967: 62.4 %1968: 61.6 %1969: 61.6 %1970: 60.3 %1971: 60.5 %1972: 60.3 %1973: 60.2 %1974: 60.2 %1975: 60 %1976: 59.4 %1977: 59.2 %1978: 59.3 %1979: 59.1 %1980: 58.9 %1981: 58.8 %1982: 58.7 %1983: 58.6 %1984: 58.5 %1985: 58.3 %1986: 58.3 %1987: 58.2 %1988: 57.2 %1989: 57 %1990: 56.8 %1991: 56.6 %1992: 56.4 %1993: 56.2 %1994: 56 %1995: 55.9 %1996: 55.8 %1997: 55.7 %1998: 55.6 %1999: 55.5 %2000: 55.3 %2001: 55.1 %2002: 54.9 %2003: 54.8 %2004: 54.7 %2005: 54.5 %2006: 54.4 %2007: 54.2 %2008: 54 %2009: 53.9 %2010: 53.7 %2011: 53.6 %2012: 53.5 %2013: 53.4 %2014: 53.4 %2015: 53.3 %2016: 53.3 %2017: 53.3 %2018: 53.2 %2019: 52.9 %2020: 52.7 %2021: 53.1 %2022: 53 %2023: 52.9 %2024: 52.8 %
%. Source: FAOSTAT, Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-02.
All 64 values
Period%
202452.8 Estimated
202352.9 Estimated
202253 Estimated
202153.1 Estimated
202052.7 Estimated
201952.9 Estimated
201853.2 Estimated
201753.3 Estimated
201653.3 Estimated
201553.3 Estimated
201453.4 Estimated
201353.4 Estimated
201253.5 Estimated
201153.6 Estimated
201053.7 Estimated
200953.9 Estimated
200854 Estimated
200754.2 Estimated
200654.4 Estimated
200554.5 Estimated
200454.7 Estimated
200354.8 Estimated
200254.9 Estimated
200155.1 Estimated
200055.3 Estimated
199955.5 Estimated
199855.6 Estimated
199755.7 Estimated
199655.8 Estimated
199555.9 Estimated
199456 Estimated
199356.2 Estimated
199256.4 Estimated
199156.6 Estimated
199056.8 Estimated
198957 Estimated
198857.2 Estimated
198758.2 Estimated
198658.3 Estimated
198558.3 Estimated
198458.5 Estimated
198358.6 Estimated
198258.7 Estimated
198158.8 Estimated
198058.9 Estimated
197959.1 Estimated
197859.3 Estimated
197759.2 Estimated
197659.4 Estimated
197560 Estimated
197460.2 Estimated
197360.2 Estimated
197260.3 Estimated
197160.5 Estimated
197060.3 Estimated
196961.6 Estimated
196861.6 Estimated
196762.4 Estimated
196662.8 Estimated
196563.1 Estimated
196463.3 Estimated
196363.7 Estimated
196263.9 Estimated
196164.1 Estimated

France compared with nearby places

Austria: 31.1 %Belgium: 44.4 %Bulgaria: 46.2 %Cyprus: 13.6 %Czechia: 45.8 %Germany: 47.4 %Denmark: 65.1 %Estonia: 23 %Spain: 49.3 %Finland: 7.4 %France: 52.8 %Greece: 38.9 %Croatia: 26.2 %Hungary: 55.5 %Ireland: 65.2 %Italy: 43.6 %Lithuania: 45.7 %Luxembourg: 51.7 %Latvia: 31.7 %Malta: 25.5 %Netherlands: 53.4 %Poland: 46.2 %Portugal: 41.3 %Romania: 55.2 %Sweden: 7.3 %Slovenia: 30.4 %Slovakia: 37.8 %
  • Under 27
  • 27 to 40
  • 40 to 46
  • 46 to 53
  • 53 and over
Agricultural land, 2024, %. France is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Agricultural land as a share of land area: cropland (arable land and permanent crops) plus permanent meadows and pastures. Land area excludes inland waters. FAOSTAT land use domain, element "Share in Land area".

Many countries report land use rarely, so FAO often carries the last figure forward and recent years can repeat earlier ones. This is the FAO series the World Bank republishes as AG.LND.AGRI.ZS. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

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FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2026). Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209) (Agricultural land, France, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, France, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2 Oct. 2026, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/france. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2026. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Agricultural land, France, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/france.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, France, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/france (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}
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What is the agricultural land in France?

Agricultural land in France was 52.8% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.1 pts from 2023. That is the 6th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest agricultural land in France?

64.1% in 1961, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

Agricultural land elsewhere in European Union (27)

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