France's forest cover rose from 27.4 % in 1994 to 32.5 % in 2023.
France · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
France's forest area rose from 147,768 km in 1994 to 175,032 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
44th of 213 · 15th in Europe & C. Asia
France's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 25.4 % in 2013 to 28.8 % in 2025.
France's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 56.0 % in 1994 to 52.5 % in 2023.
France's arable land (% of land area) fell from 33.6 % in 1994 to 31.4 % in 2023.
Air
France's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 19.1 in 1994 to 8.2 in 2023.
Water
France's water stress fell from 18.7 % in 1993 to 12.2 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
86th of 181 · 27th in Europe & C. Asia
France's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 3,384 in 1993 to 2,933 in 2022.
Access
France's safe drinking water rose from 97.4 % in 2000 to 99.7 % in 2024.
France's safe sanitation rose from 88.8 % in 2000 to 90.0 % in 2024.