Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in France
France: Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 was 21.5 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
21.5 ha
Change on year
down 98.9%
World rank
119th
of 236 countries
All-time high
18,200 ha
in 2022
All-time low
21.5 ha
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in France, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in France is 21.5 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 98.9% on the previous year and down 99.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in France peaked at 18,200 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.5 ha, in 2024.
That places France 119th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,082 ha | 1,407 ha | 3,872 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,952 ha | 193.7 ha | 15,225 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,013 ha | 150.68 ha | 11,505 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,012 ha | 21.5 ha | 18,200 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 116 Slovakia 21.53 ha compare
- 117 Switzerland 21.52 ha compare
- 118 Slovenia 21.52 ha compare
- 120 Morocco 21.47 ha compare
- 121 United States Virgin Islands 21.4 ha compare
- 122 Afghanistan 0 ha compare
- 122 Andorra 0 ha compare
- 122 Anguilla 0 ha compare
- 122 Antigua and Barbuda 0 ha compare
- 122 Armenia 0 ha compare
- 122 Aruba 0 ha compare
- 122 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 ha compare
- 122 Bahrain 0 ha compare
- 122 Barbados 0 ha compare
- 122 Belgium 0 ha compare
- 122 Bermuda 0 ha compare
- 122 British Virgin Islands 0 ha compare
- 122 Burkina Faso 0 ha compare
- 122 Cabo Verde 0 ha compare
- 122 Cayman Islands 0 ha compare
- 122 Channel Islands 0 ha compare
- 122 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 ha compare
- 122 China, Macao SAR 0 ha compare
- 122 China, Taiwan Province of 0 ha compare
- 122 Cook Islands 0 ha compare
- 122 Cyprus 0 ha compare
- 122 Denmark 0 ha compare
- 122 Djibouti 0 ha compare
- 122 Dominica 0 ha compare
- 122 Egypt 0 ha compare
- 122 Eritrea 0 ha compare
- 122 Estonia 0 ha compare
- 122 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 ha compare
- 122 Faroe Islands 0 ha compare
- 122 Finland 0 ha compare
- 122 French Polynesia 0 ha compare
- 122 Gambia 0 ha compare
- 122 Germany 0 ha compare
- 122 Gibraltar 0 ha compare
- 122 Greenland 0 ha compare
- 122 Grenada 0 ha compare
- 122 Guadeloupe 0 ha compare
- 122 Guam 0 ha compare
- 122 Haiti 0 ha compare
- 122 Iceland 0 ha compare
- 122 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 ha compare
- 122 Iraq 0 ha compare
- 122 Ireland 0 ha compare
- 122 Isle of Man 0 ha compare
- 122 Israel 0 ha compare
- 122 Jamaica 0 ha compare
- 122 Jordan 0 ha compare
- 122 Kazakhstan 0 ha compare
- 122 Kiribati 0 ha compare
- 122 Kuwait 0 ha compare
- 122 Kyrgyzstan 0 ha compare
- 122 Latvia 0 ha compare
- 122 Lebanon 0 ha compare
- 122 Lesotho 0 ha compare
- 122 Libya 0 ha compare
- 122 Liechtenstein 0 ha compare
- 122 Lithuania 0 ha compare
- 122 Luxembourg 0 ha compare
- 122 Maldives 0 ha compare
- 122 Malta 0 ha compare
- 122 Marshall Islands 0 ha compare
- 122 Martinique 0 ha compare
- 122 Mauritania 0 ha compare
- 122 Mauritius 0 ha compare
- 122 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 ha compare
- 122 Montserrat 0 ha compare
- 122 Namibia 0 ha compare
- 122 Naoero 0 ha compare
- 122 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 ha compare
- 122 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 ha compare
- 122 Niger 0 ha compare
- 122 Niue 0 ha compare
- 122 Norfolk Island 0 ha compare
- 122 Northern Mariana Islands 0 ha compare
- 122 Norway 0 ha compare
- 122 Oman 0 ha compare
- 122 Palau 0 ha compare
- 122 Palestine 0 ha compare
- 122 Pitcairn 0 ha compare
- 122 Poland 0 ha compare
- 122 Puerto Rico 0 ha compare
- 122 Qatar 0 ha compare
- 122 Republic of Korea 0 ha compare
- 122 Republic of Moldova 0 ha compare
- 122 Rwanda 0 ha compare
- 122 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 ha compare
- 122 Saint Lucia 0 ha compare
- 122 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 ha compare
- 122 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 ha compare
- 122 Samoa 0 ha compare
- 122 Sao Tome and Principe 0 ha compare
- 122 Saudi Arabia 0 ha compare
- 122 Seychelles 0 ha compare
- 122 Singapore 0 ha compare
- 122 Solomon Islands 0 ha compare
- 122 Somalia 0 ha compare
- 122 Sri Lanka 0 ha compare
- 122 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 ha compare
- 122 Sweden 0 ha compare
- 122 Syrian Arab Republic 0 ha compare
- 122 Tajikistan 0 ha compare
- 122 Tokelau 0 ha compare
- 122 Tonga 0 ha compare
- 122 Turkmenistan 0 ha compare
- 122 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 ha compare
- 122 Tuvalu 0 ha compare
- 122 United Arab Emirates 0 ha compare
- 122 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 ha compare
- 122 Uzbekistan 0 ha compare
- 122 Vanuatu 0 ha compare
- 122 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 ha compare
- 122 Western Sahara 0 ha compare
- 122 Yemen 0 ha compare
- 122 Micronesia 0 ha compare
- 122 Polynesia 0 ha compare
More climate change data for France
- Share co2 vs population 0.6727 (2100)
- Population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 68.72 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Urban population 54.18 million (2025)
- Urban population 78.8% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 3.97 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 40.05 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 3.97 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 3.97 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in France?
- Forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in France was 21.5 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 18,200 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5 ha in 2024.
- How does France rank for forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1?
- France ranks 119th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.