Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in France
France: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops 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 needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in France, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
France recorded 0.6004 for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops 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 needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops 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 needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in France, year by year
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for France
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 18.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 11.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 106.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in France?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in France was 0.6004 in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5773 in 1999.
- How does France rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- France ranks 50th out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).