Agricultural land in France

Agricultural land made up 52.8% of the land area of France in 2024.

Measure: Agricultural land as a share of land area Unit: % of land area Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
France, 2024 52.8% % of land area
Change from 2023 −0.1percentage points 2023: 52.9%
European Union, 2023 40.3% Official aggregate Not the same period as France (2024).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 44.4% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 55th of 208 See the full ranking

Agricultural land in France over time

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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Agricultural land as a share of land area (% of land area), 2000 to 2024
Period FranceEuropean Union
2024 52.8% –
2023 52.9% 40.3%
2022 53.0% 40.7%
2021 53.0% 40.8%
2020 52.7% 40.8%
2019 52.9% 41.4%
2018 53.2% 41.1%
2017 53.2% 41.2%
2016 53.3% 41.2%
2015 53.3% 41.4%
2014 53.4% 41.5%
2013 53.4% 41.9%
2012 53.5% 42.0%
2011 53.6% 42.3%
2010 53.7% 42.5%
2009 53.8% 42.9%
2008 54.0% 43.2%
2007 54.2% 43.0%
2006 54.4% 43.5%
2005 54.5% 43.9%
2004 54.7% 43.9%
2003 54.8% 44.2%
2002 54.9% 44.7%
2001 55.1% 45.3%
2000 55.3% 45.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 52.9% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 53.4%, the figure has changed by −0.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, France has the 55th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
AG.LND.AGRI.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for France
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)