World Bank · Agriculture

France: Land area

538,950sq km · 20240.0% since 2014

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes. Annual figures for France from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (sq km)Note
2024538,950
2023538,950
2022538,950
2021538,950
2020538,950
2019538,950
2018538,950
2017538,950
2016538,950
2015538,950
2014538,950
2013538,950
2012538,950
2011538,950
2010538,950
2009538,950
2008538,950
2007538,950
2006538,950
2005538,950
2004538,950
2003538,950
2002538,950
2001538,950
2000538,950
1999538,950
1998538,950
1997538,950
1996538,950
1995538,950
1994538,950
1993538,950
1992538,950
1991538,950
1990538,950
1989538,950
1988538,950
1987538,950
1986538,950
1985538,950
1984538,950
1983538,950
1982538,950
1981538,950
1980538,950
1979538,950
1978538,950
1977538,950
1976538,950
1975538,950
1974538,950
1973538,950
1972538,950
1971538,950
1970538,950
1969538,950
1968538,950
1967538,950
1966538,950
1965538,950
1964538,950
1963538,950
1962538,950
1961538,950

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). Land area. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-land-area (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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