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France - Tree cover loss 70,488

via World Bank DATA360 (Global Forest Watch) · updated 2026-10-15 · 211 economies tracked

Latest value

70,488 (2025)

Global rank

##44 of 211 economies

Share of global total

0.3%

Growth since 2001

2.05×

Ranking Race — Tree cover loss

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55200120062011201620212025#41#442021 overtook India2023 overtook Chile
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Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2025. France climbed from #41 to #44 (overtook India). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for France ↓

Key Events — France

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2004
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto
2009
Global crisis recession curated

GDP contracts as the financial crisis spreads to Europe.

2013
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2018
Yellow vest protests curated

Widespread protests over living costs and tax policy.

2021
Overtook India in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Chile in global rank auto

Tree cover loss, 2001-2025

via World Bank DATA360 (Global Forest Watch) · Hectares · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20012006201120162021202526,39365,351104,308143,265

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