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France: Arable land (% of land area)

31.32percent · 2024-7.9% since 2014

Arable land 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. Annual figures for France from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202431.324
202331.402
202231.51
202131.566
202031.514
201933.292
201833.633
201734.26
201634.059
201534.286
201434.016
201333.965
201233.921
201133.907
201033.956
200933.874
200833.897
200733.929
200634.027
200534.099
200434.081
200334.057
200234.088
200134.04
200034.056
199934.053
199833.988
199733.899
199633.779
199533.719
199433.577
199333.461
199233.114
199133.085
199032.999
198932.86
198833.051
198733.708
198633.395
198533.255
198433.044
198332.784
198232.751
198132.519
198032.419
197932.287
197832.198
197732.035
197631.786
197532.161
197432.059
197331.721
197231.593
197131.647
197032.317
196932.591
196832.617
196733.539
196634.257
196534.875
196435.398
196336.098
196236.237
196136.378

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (% of land area). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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