France Arable Land 1961-2024

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • France arable land for 2021 was 17,956,560, a 0% increase from 2020.
  • France arable land for 2020 was 17,956,560, a 0.6% decline from 2019.
  • France arable land for 2019 was 18,065,023, a 0.34% decline from 2018.
  • France arable land for 2018 was 18,126,400, a 1.83% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Hectares
United States 157,736,800
Argentina 42,208,760
Canada 38,259,000
Australia 31,265,000
France 17,956,560
Germany 11,658,000
Spain 11,550,053
Poland 11,078,760
Italy 7,192,812
United Kingdom 6,009,804
Hungary 4,139,704
Japan 4,086,000
Saudi Arabia 3,430,000
Sweden 2,535,170
Czech Republic 2,475,335
Denmark 2,357,000
Lithuania 2,279,000
Finland 2,243,000
Greece 2,131,930
Uruguay 2,030,605
Latvia 1,362,000
South Korea 1,343,000
Slovak Republic 1,326,000
Austria 1,319,765
Chile 1,313,900
Netherlands 1,003,000
Portugal 965,234
Belgium 865,640
Croatia 857,000
Norway 804,000
Estonia 700,000
New Zealand 616,000
Panama 565,000
Ireland 436,000
Switzerland 395,465
Israel 377,000
Slovenia 180,950
Iceland 121,000
Cyprus 95,157
Oman 82,610
Luxembourg 62,472
UAE 50,300
Puerto Rico 50,200
Trinidad and Tobago 25,000
Isle of Man 23,200
Qatar 21,000
Bahamas 8,000
Kuwait 8,000
Malta 7,800
Barbados 7,000
New Caledonia 5,970
St. Kitts and Nevis 5,000
Antigua and Barbuda 4,000
Brunei 4,000
Channel Islands 3,630
French Polynesia 2,500
Bahrain 2,100
Aruba 2,000
Hong Kong 2,000
San Marino 1,985
Liechtenstein 1,730
British Virgin Islands 1,000
Guam 1,000
Turks and Caicos Islands 1,000
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 900
Andorra 748
Singapore 560
Bermuda 300
Palau 300
Cayman Islands 200
Seychelles 150
Northern Mariana Islands 80
Faroe Islands 70
France Arable Land - Historical Data
Year Hectares Per Capita Percent
2021 17,956,560 0.27 32.79%
2020 17,956,560 0.27 32.79%
2019 18,065,023 0.27 32.99%
2018 18,126,400 0.27 33.10%
2017 18,464,367 0.28 33.72%
2016 18,355,916 0.28 33.52%
2015 18,478,700 0.28 33.75%
2014 18,333,100 0.28 33.48%
2013 18,305,700 0.28 33.43%
2012 18,281,700 0.28 33.39%
2011 18,274,400 0.28 33.37%
2010 18,300,700 0.28 33.42%
2009 18,256,200 0.28 33.34%
2008 18,268,700 0.28 33.36%
2007 18,286,200 0.29 33.40%
2006 18,339,000 0.29 33.49%
2005 18,377,600 0.29 33.56%
2004 18,368,000 0.29 33.54%
2003 18,354,800 0.29 33.50%
2002 18,371,500 0.30 33.55%
2001 18,345,900 0.30 33.50%
2000 18,354,400 0.30 33.52%
1999 18,353,100 0.30 33.52%
1998 18,318,000 0.30 33.45%
1997 18,270,100 0.30 33.37%
1996 18,205,000 0.30 33.25%
1995 18,173,100 0.31 33.19%
1994 18,096,200 0.31 33.05%
1993 18,033,800 0.31 32.93%
1992 17,846,900 0.30 32.59%
1991 17,831,300 0.30 32.56%
1990 17,784,800 0.31 32.48%
1989 17,709,900 0.31 32.34%
1988 17,813,000 0.31 32.53%
1987 18,167,000 0.32 33.18%
1986 17,998,000 0.32 32.87%
1985 17,923,000 0.32 32.73%
1984 17,809,000 0.32 32.52%
1983 17,669,000 0.32 32.27%
1982 17,651,000 0.32 32.24%
1981 17,526,000 0.32 32.01%
1980 17,472,000 0.32 31.91%
1979 17,401,000 0.32 31.78%
1978 17,353,000 0.32 31.69%
1977 17,265,000 0.32 31.53%
1976 17,131,000 0.32 31.29%
1975 17,333,000 0.32 31.65%
1974 17,278,000 0.32 31.55%
1973 17,096,000 0.32 31.22%
1972 17,027,000 0.32 31.10%
1971 17,056,000 0.33 31.15%
1970 17,417,000 0.34 31.81%
1969 17,565,000 0.34 32.08%
1968 17,579,000 0.35 32.10%
1967 18,076,000 0.36 33.01%
1966 18,463,000 0.37 33.72%
1965 18,796,000 0.38 34.33%
1964 19,078,000 0.39 34.84%
1963 19,455,000 0.40 35.53%
1962 19,530,000 0.41 35.67%
1961 19,606,000 0.42 35.81%