Forestland — Area, per capita in France
France: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forestland — Area, per capita in France, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — area, per capita in France stood at 0.0003 1000 ha per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in France peaked at 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 1000 ha per person, in 1990.
France ranks 90th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forestland — Area, per capita in France, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.0003 1000 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 1.2× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- France's 0.0003 1000 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More climate change data for France
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.23 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 55,837 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,820 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 44,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,572 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 16,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,451 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 532.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 62.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, per capita in France?
- Forestland — area, per capita in France was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- How does France rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- France ranks 90th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.