Trends in France for achieving the Agenda 2030 sustainable development goals (SDG)

SDG15 – Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems

Protected terrestrial areas in France
Change*Latest value**Trend for achieving the SDG by 2030

+2.6 points from 2017 to 2022

YearValue
201729,70
201829,80
201930,00
202031,80
202131,90
202232,30
32.3%
Favourable

Share of forest area in mainland France
Change*Latest value**Trend for achieving the SDG by 2030

+0.3 points from 2013 to 2018

YearValue
201330,50
201430,70
201530,70
201630,60
201730,70
201830,80
30.8%
Moderately favourable

Ecosystems with little human impact in mainland France
Change*Latest value**Trend for achieving the SDG by 2030

-0.1% from 2012 to 2018

YearValue
201228 868 715,00
201828 847 239,00
28.8 million ha
Moderately unfavourable

Strong protected terrestrial areas in France
Change*Latest value**Trend for achieving the SDG by 2030

+0.1 points*** from 2018 to 2022

YearValue
20186,34
20196,35
20206,42
20216,44
20226,44
6.44%
Moderately unfavourable

*** Insufficient progress with regard to the target to be reached.


Specialist common bird populations (index base 100 in 1989)
Change*Latest value**Trend for achieving the SDG by 2030

-9.7% from 2016 to 2021

YearValue
201672,00
201770,00
201867,00
201965,00
202065,00
202165,00
65
Unfavourable

Invasive alien species in mainland France (average number over 10 years)
Change*Latest value**Trend for achieving the SDG by 2030

+37.9% from 2012 to 2022

YearValue
201238,00
202252,40
52.4
Unfavourable

Natural habitats with good conservation status
Change*Latest value**Trend for achieving the SDG by 2030

Impossible to measure progress

YearValue
201820,00
20%
Not assessable

Source: INSEE, Dashboard of national indicators for monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals – published June 2023. Statistics processed by SDES (ministerial Statistical Data and Studies Department) - Only available in French. (Insee, Tableau de bord des indicateurs pour le suivi national des objectifs de développement durable - paru en juin 2023. Traitements SDES)

*Change: since the latest available value, change over a period of 5 years (longer or shorter depending on data availability).

**Latest value: value corresponding to the last year of the trend graph.

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