Agriculture in France: production, rankings and trends
Main agricultural products in France with FAOSTAT histories, records, yields and global rankings.
Products184products with a statistical page
Best world positionN°1at least one product ranks first
Products ranked world #14products currently ranked first
Top-10 products63products in the global top ten
What the data show
The currently eligible series for France cover 184 products. 4 products currently place France at world rank #1, including Flax, raw or retted, True hemp, raw or retted, Wine, Cheese from milk of goats, fresh or processed. In total, 63 products rank in the global Top 10.
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How many products are covered for France?
184 products currently have an eligible page in this language.
What is best world rank?
Best position means the highest rank reached among tracked products. For France it is #1, and 4 products currently rank world #1.
What is the source of France agricultural data?
The core series come from FAOSTAT. Terra Cultiva then calculates trends, records and rankings.
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| Product | Metric | Latest value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cereals, primary | Production | 53.55M t 2024 | #12 |
| Sugar beet | Production | 32.59M t 2024 | #3 |
| Sugar Crops Primary | Production | 32.59M t 2024 | #10 |
| Wheat | Production | 26.61M t 2024 | #8 |
| Maize (corn) | Production | 14.67M t 2024 | #10 |
| Barley | Production | 9.67M t 2024 | #4 |
| Potatoes | Production | 9.24M t 2024 | #8 |
| Roots and Tubers, Total | Production | 9.24M t 2024 | #23 |
| Fruit Primary | Production | 8.32M t 2024 | #22 |
| Vegetables Primary | Production | 5.49M t 2024 | #24 |
| Grapes | Production | 4.75M t 2024 | #5 |
| Rape or colza seed | Production | 3.94M t 2024 | #6 |
| Apples | Production | 1.96M t 2024 | #9 |
| Sunflower seed | Production | 1.48M t 2024 | #10 |
| Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent | Production | 1.19M t 2024 | #7 |
| Triticale | Production | 1.09M t 2024 | #3 |
| Flax, raw or retted | Production | 1.06M t 2024 | #1 |
| Pulses, Total | Production | 841.8k t 2024 | #21 |
| Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) | Production | 778.6k t 2024 | #27 |
| Tomatoes | Production | 692.4k t 2024 | #34 |
| Carrots and turnips | Production | 662.4k t 2024 | #12 |
| Peas, dry | Production | 486.7k t 2024 | #6 |
| Green corn (maize) | Production | 459.3k t 2024 | #7 |
| Sorghum | Production | 447.1k t 2024 | #21 |
| Lettuce and chicory | Production | 433.9k t 2024 | #12 |
| Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. | Production | 409.6k t 2024 | #42 |
| Soya beans | Production | 398.5k t 2024 | #16 |
| Pumpkins, squash and gourds | Production | 379.9k t 2024 | #17 |
| Cantaloupes and other melons | Production | 322.4k t 2024 | #16 |
| Other beans, green | Production | 318.0k t 2024 | #5 |
| Oats | Production | 302.7k t 2024 | #19 |
| Cereals n.e.c. | Production | 297.4k t 2024 | #3 |
| Mixed grain | Production | 291.3k t 2024 | #2 |
| Peas, green | Production | 260.1k t 2024 | #4 |
| Peaches and nectarines | Production | 236.7k t 2024 | #11 |
| Broad beans and horse beans, dry | Production | 216.4k t 2024 | #7 |
| Cauliflowers and broccoli | Production | 204.0k t 2024 | #11 |
| Cabbages | Production | 188.6k t 2024 | #34 |
| Cucumbers and gherkins | Production | 178.9k t 2024 | #29 |
| Plums and sloes | Production | 170.5k t 2024 | #13 |
| Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables | Production | 159.1k t 2024 | #2 |
| Pears | Production | 151.9k t 2024 | #15 |
| True hemp, raw or retted | Production | 135.5k t 2024 | #1 |
| Other pulses n.e.c. | Production | 128.6k t 2024 | #9 |
| Rye | Production | 108.4k t 2024 | #18 |
| Citrus Fruit, Total | Production | 97.9k t 2024 | #65 |
| Apricots | Production | 82.8k t 2024 | #13 |
| Spinach | Production | 81.6k t 2024 | #13 |
| Strawberries | Production | 76.2k t 2024 | #21 |
| Rice | Production | 72.0k t 2024 | #78 |
| Tangerines, mandarins, clementines | Production | 53.2k t 2024 | #34 |
| Kiwi fruit | Production | 50.8k t 2024 | #8 |
| Treenuts, Total | Production | 49.3k t 2024 | #43 |
| Eggplants (aubergines) | Production | 42.8k t 2024 | #40 |
| Broad beans and horse beans, green | Production | 41.2k t 2024 | #11 |
| Linseed | Production | 39.6k t 2024 | #9 |
| Green garlic | Production | 28.8k t 2024 | #31 |
| Cherries | Production | 28.4k t 2024 | #18 |
| Olives | Production | 28.2k t 2024 | #24 |
| Walnuts, in shell | Production | 27.7k t 2024 | #13 |
| Asparagus | Production | 27.6k t 2024 | #8 |
| Other oil seeds, n.e.c. | Production | 27.3k t 2024 | #22 |
| Watermelons | Production | 22.9k t 2024 | #85 |
| Artichokes | Production | 21.6k t 2024 | #12 |
| Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) | Production | 20.7k t 2024 | #69 |
| Lemons and limes | Production | 14.3k t 2024 | #52 |
| Currants | Production | 10.7k t 2024 | #5 |
| Lupins | Production | 10.1k t 2024 | #10 |
| Pomelos and grapefruits | Production | 9.0k t 2024 | #36 |
| Chestnuts, in shell | Production | 9.0k t 2024 | #11 |
| Blueberries | Production | 8.6k t 2024 | #13 |
| Hazelnuts, in shell | Production | 8.5k t 2024 | #11 |
| Oranges | Production | 8.1k t 2024 | #78 |
| Raspberries | Production | 7.5k t 2024 | #15 |
| Figs | Production | 7.5k t 2024 | #24 |
| Unmanufactured tobacco | Production | 2.7k t 2024 | #63 |
| Almonds, in shell | Production | 2.2k t 2024 | #25 |
| Avocados | Production | 1.5k t 2024 | #53 |
| Hop cones | Production | 670 t 2024 | #13 |
| Milk, Total | Production | 25.24M t 2024 | #8 |
| Raw milk of cattle | Production | 24.20M t 2024 | #8 |
| Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled | Production | 2.09M t 2024 | #9 |
| Meat, Poultry | Production | 1.69M t 2024 | #21 |
| Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled | Production | 1.30M t 2024 | #10 |
| Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary | Production | 1.30M t 2024 | #11 |
| Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled | Production | 1.25M t 2024 | #26 |
| Raw milk of goats | Production | 703.2k t 2024 | #5 |
| Raw milk of sheep | Production | 337.1k t 2024 | #11 |
| Meat of turkeys, fresh or chilled | Production | 256.5k t 2024 | #4 |
| Meat of ducks, fresh or chilled | Production | 187.8k t 2024 | #2 |
| Sheep and Goat Meat | Production | 73.8k t 2024 | #38 |
| Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled | Production | 68.0k t 2024 | #31 |
| Meat of rabbits and hares, fresh or chilled | Production | 21.4k t 2024 | #5 |
| Meat of goat, fresh or chilled | Production | 5.8k t 2024 | #70 |
| Hen eggs in shell, fresh | Production | 16.37B units 2023 | — |
| Cattle | Stocks | 16.48M head 2024 | #21 |
| Cattle and Buffaloes | Stocks | 16.48M head 2024 | #22 |
| Swine / pigs | Stocks | 11.71M head 2024 | #11 |
| Skim milk of cows | Production | 8.88M t 2023 | #3 |
| Sheep and Goats | Stocks | 7.95M head 2024 | #54 |
| Sheep | Stocks | 6.61M head 2024 | #46 |
| Meat, Total | Production | 5.18M t 2024 | #15 |
| Wine | Production | 4.76M t 2023 | #1 |
| Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) | Production | 4.15M t 2023 | #11 |
| Cheese (All Kinds) | Production | 2.22M t 2023 | #3 |
| Beer of barley, malted | Production | 2.16M t 2023 | #16 |
| Rapeseed or canola oil, crude | Production | 1.89M t 2023 | #5 |
| Cheese from whole cow milk | Production | 1.73M t 2023 | #3 |
| Goats | Stocks | 1.34M head 2024 | #73 |
| Molasses | Production | 1.01M t 2023 | #12 |
| Sunflower-seed oil, crude | Production | 619.6k t 2023 | #7 |
| Yoghurt | Production | 573.5k t 2023 | #3 |
| Cream, fresh | Production | 470.1k t 2023 | #2 |
| Whey, dry | Production | 420.7k t 2023 | #2 |
| Butter of cow milk | Production | 404.0k t 2023 | #4 |
| Butter and Ghee | Production | 404.0k t 2023 | #6 |
| Skim Milk & Buttermilk, Dry | Production | 320.6k t 2023 | #5 |
| Cheese from skimmed cow milk | Production | 308.7k t 2023 | #2 |
| Skim milk and whey powder | Production | 293.7k t 2023 | #5 |
| Horses | Stocks | 289.8k head 2024 | #30 |
| Poultry Birds | Stocks | 266.46M head 2024 | #18 |
| Chickens | Stocks | 229.32M head 2024 | #21 |
| Tallow | Production | 218.1k t 2023 | #6 |
| Pig fat, rendered | Production | 142.9k t 2023 | #8 |
| Evaporated & Condensed Milk | Production | 124.5k t 2023 | #16 |
| Whole milk, condensed | Production | 103.6k t 2023 | #4 |
| Soya bean oil | Production | 102.0k t 2023 | #32 |
| Mushrooms and truffles | Production | 100.0k t 2024 | #10 |
| Cheese from milk of goats, fresh or processed | Production | 89.4k t 2023 | #1 |
| Whole milk powder | Production | 73.6k t 2023 | #10 |
| Oil of maize | Production | 63.3k t 2023 | #11 |
| Cheese from milk of sheep, fresh or processed | Production | 61.1k t 2023 | #4 |
| Margarine and shortening | Production | 52.8k t 2023 | #33 |
| Buttermilk, dry | Production | 27.0k t 2023 | #6 |
| Ducks | Stocks | 22.83M head 2024 | #6 |
| Whole milk, evaporated | Production | 20.9k t 2023 | #24 |
| Natural honey | Production | 20.0k t 2024 | #21 |
| Turkeys | Stocks | 14.09M head 2024 | #5 |
| Oil of linseed | Production | 10.8k t 2023 | #12 |
| Olive oil | Production | 3.7k t 2023 | #23 |
| Oil of sesame seed | Production | 3.6k t 2023 | #31 |
| Rabbits and hares | Stocks | 361.0k head 2024 | #19 |
| Geese | Stocks | 220.0k head 2024 | #16 |
| Safflower-seed oil, crude | Production | 97 t 2023 | #15 |
| Other stone fruits | Production | 12.4k t 2019 | — |
| Poppy seed | Production | 5.1k t 2017 | #4 |
| Bees | Stocks | 1.79M units 2023 | — |
| Cheese from milk of buffalo, fresh or processed | Production | 25.2k t 2023 | #6 |
| Meat of geese, fresh or chilled | Production | 1.3k t 2021 | — |
| Meat of pigeons and other birds n.e.c., fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 886 t 2017 | #3 |
| Oil of palm kernel | Production | 126 t 2023 | #41 |
| Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent | Production | 4.33M t 2017 | — |
| Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent | Production | 2.79M t 2017 | — |
| String beans | Production | 393.6k t 2017 | — |
| Buckwheat | Production | 263.5k t 2017 | — |
| Bananas | Production | 210.9k t 2024 | #51 |
| Chicory roots | Production | 50.3k t 2017 | — |
| Onions and shallots, green | Production | 49.5k t 2017 | — |
| Millet | Production | 40.6k t 2017 | — |
| Lentils, dry | Production | 40.0k t 2017 | — |
| Other tropical fruits, n.e.c. | Production | 38.8k t 2024 | #32 |
| Mustard seed | Production | 16.3k t 2017 | — |
| Beans, dry | Production | 11.0k t 2017 | — |
| Hempseed | Production | 10.8k t 1990 | — |
| Coconuts, in shell | Production | 4.4k t 2017 | — |
| Sour cherries | Production | 2.6k t 2024 | #23 |
| Eggs Primary | Production | 877.9k t 2017 | — |
| Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 275.7k t 2017 | — |
| Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 192.9k t 2017 | — |
| Raw hides and skins of cattle | Production | 137.8k t 2017 | — |
| Cattle fat, unrendered | Production | 77.1k t 2017 | — |
| Fat of pigs | Production | 75.5k t 2017 | — |
| Other meat of mammals, fresh or chilled | Production | 68.9k t 2017 | — |
| Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs | Production | 11.5k t 2017 | — |
| Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 8.7k t 2017 | — |
| Horse meat, fresh or chilled | Production | 5.7k t 2017 | — |
| Sheep fat, unrendered | Production | 4.9k t 2017 | — |
| Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 2.3k t 2017 | — |
| Goat fat, unrendered | Production | 786 t 2017 | — |
| Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 588 t 2017 | — |
| Raw hides and skins of goats or kids | Production | 276 t 2017 | — |
| Whey, condensed | Production | 0.00 t 2023 | #28 |
| Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh | Production | 62.3k t 2017 | — |
| Quinces | Production | 0.00 t 2009 | — |