France - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in France was 172,530 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 172,530 in 2020 and a minimum value of 144,360 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 144,360
1991 145,212
1992 146,064
1993 146,916
1994 147,768
1995 148,620
1996 149,472
1997 150,324
1998 151,176
1999 152,028
2000 152,880
2001 154,011
2002 155,142
2003 156,273
2004 157,404
2005 158,535
2006 159,666
2007 160,797
2008 161,928
2009 163,059
2010 164,190
2011 165,024
2012 165,858
2013 166,692
2014 167,526
2015 168,360
2016 169,194
2017 170,028
2018 170,862
2019 171,696
2020 172,530

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in France was 31.51 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 31.51 in 2020, while its lowest value was 26.36 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 26.36
1991 26.52
1992 26.68
1993 26.83
1994 26.99
1995 27.14
1996 27.30
1997 27.45
1998 27.61
1999 27.76
2000 27.92
2001 28.13
2002 28.33
2003 28.52
2004 28.75
2005 28.95
2006 29.16
2007 29.37
2008 29.57
2009 29.78
2010 29.99
2011 30.14
2012 30.29
2013 30.44
2014 30.60
2015 30.75
2016 30.90
2017 31.05
2018 31.20
2019 31.36
2020 31.51

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use