Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in France
France: Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 17,795 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in France, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — area — fao tier 1 in France stood at 17,795 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area — fao tier 1 in France peaked at 17,795 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14,436 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places France 40th out of 239 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,819 1000 ha | 14,436 1000 ha | 15,203 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,797 1000 ha | 15,288 1000 ha | 16,306 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,813 1000 ha | 16,419 1000 ha | 17,246 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,572 1000 ha | 17,348 1000 ha | 17,795 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
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 forestland — area — fao tier 1 in France?
- Forestland — area — fao tier 1 in France was 17,795 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 17,795 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,436 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does France rank for forestland — area — fao tier 1?
- France ranks 40th out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — 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 Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).