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France: Forest area (sq. km)

177,950sq km · 2025+5.7% since 2015

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. Annual figures for France from 1990 to 2025.

19902025

Every year

YearValue (sq km)Note
2025177,950
2024177,056
2023176,162
2022175,268
2021174,374
2020173,480
2019172,456
2018171,432
2017170,408
2016169,384
2015168,360
2014167,526
2013166,692
2012165,858
2011165,024
2010164,190
2009163,059
2008161,928
2007160,797
2006159,666
2005158,535
2004157,404
2003156,273
2002155,142
2001154,011
2000152,880
1999152,028
1998151,176
1997150,324
1996149,472
1995148,620
1994147,768
1993146,916
1992146,064
1991145,212
1990144,360

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Forest area (sq. km). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-forest-area (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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