Arable land pin in France

France: Arable land pin was 0.6004 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.6004
Change on year
down 11.5%
World rank
50th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1
in 1961
All-time low
0.5773
in 1999
Years of data
57
1961–2017

Arable land pin in France, 1961–2017

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

France recorded 0.6004 for arable land pin in 2017.

That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land pin in France peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.5773, in 1999.

France ranks 50th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.

Arable land pin in France, year by year

Annual values for Arable land pin in France, 1961 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1961 1 —
1962 0.7863 -21.4%
1963 0.8701 +10.7%
1964 0.8453 -2.9%
1965 0.7788 -7.9%
1966 0.8407 +8.0%
1967 0.7652 -9.0%
1968 0.7166 -6.4%
1969 0.7865 +9.8%
1970 0.6955 -11.6%
1971 0.7004 +0.7%
1972 0.7181 +2.5%
1973 0.6154 -14.3%
1974 0.6587 +7.0%
1975 0.7392 +12.2%
1976 0.7387 -0.1%
1977 0.7784 +5.4%
1978 0.688 -11.6%
1979 0.626 -9.0%
1980 0.6429 +2.7%
1981 0.6979 +8.6%
1982 0.6133 -12.1%
1983 0.6743 +9.9%
1984 0.6074 -9.9%
1985 0.6169 +1.5%
1986 0.6403 +3.8%
1987 0.6111 -4.6%
1988 0.6175 +1.0%
1989 0.61 -1.2%
1990 0.6049 -0.8%
1991 0.6565 +8.5%
1992 0.5977 -9.0%
1993 0.6689 +11.9%
1994 0.665 -0.6%
1995 0.655 -1.5%
1996 0.6012 -8.2%
1997 0.601 -0.0%
1998 0.5947 -1.0%
1999 0.5773 -2.9%
2000 0.592 +2.5%
2001 0.6449 +8.9%
2002 0.5926 -8.1%
2003 0.6851 +15.6%
2004 0.5775 -15.7%
2005 0.6177 +7.0%
2006 0.6395 +3.5%
2007 0.6574 +2.8%
2008 0.6117 -7.0%
2009 0.5901 -3.5%
2010 0.6261 +6.1%
2011 0.6079 -2.9%
2012 0.6306 +3.7%
2013 0.6393 +1.4%
2014 0.5839 -8.7%
2015 0.5961 +2.1%
2016 0.6783 +13.8%
2017 0.6004 -11.5%

France compared with similar countries

  • France's 0.6004 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5062, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • France's 0.6004 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5463, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.8211 0.7166 1 9
1970s 0.6958 0.6154 0.7784 10
1980s 0.6332 0.6074 0.6979 10
1990s 0.6222 0.5773 0.6689 10
2000s 0.6208 0.5775 0.6851 10
2010s 0.6203 0.5839 0.6783 8

Countries ranked near France

  1. 47 Finland 0.616 compare
  2. 48 Qatar 0.6114 compare
  3. 49 Iceland 0.6013 compare
  4. 51 East Timor 0.597 compare
  5. 52 Uganda 0.5895 compare
  6. 53 Vanuatu 0.5845 compare

See the full ranking of 163 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land pin in France?
Arable land pin in France was 0.6004 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land pin recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
What is the lowest arable land pin recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5773 in 1999.
How does France rank for arable land pin?
France ranks 50th out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
Is arable land pin rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land pin. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Arable land pin
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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