Forest land area rose 0.670% to 170 '000 sq km in France in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in France reached an all time high of 170 '000 sq km in 2015 and an all time low of 145 '000 sq km in 1990. When compared to France's main peers, forest land area in Belgium amounted to 6.83 '000 sq km, 114 '000 sq km in Germany, 93.0 '000 sq km in Italy and 184 '000 sq km in Spain in 2015.
France has been ranked 34th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Forest Land Area | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Austria | '000 sq km | 38.8 | 38.6 | 38.6 | 38.6 | 38.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | '000 sq km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.77 | 6.81 | 6.82 | 6.82 | 6.83 | |||||||||||
| France | '000 sq km | 159 | 164 | 165 | 167 | 168 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | '000 sq km | 111 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | '000 sq km | 90.7 | 90.3 | 90.8 | 91.4 | 91.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | '000 sq km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.868 | 0.867 | 0.867 | 0.867 | 0.867 | |||||||||||
| Morocco | '000 sq km | 51.2 | 56.7 | 56.6 | 56.6 | 56.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | '000 sq km | 3.65 | 3.73 | 3.74 | 3.74 | 3.75 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | '000 sq km | 93.1 | 93.3 | 93.5 | 93.7 | 93.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | '000 sq km | 34.5 | 32.4 | 32.3 | 32.2 | 32.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | '000 sq km | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | '000 sq km | 180 | 182 | 183 | 183 | 183 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | '000 sq km | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.5 |
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