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
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+2.6 points from 2018 to 2023

32.4%
Favourable
Chart data: Protected terrestrial areas in France
Year Value
2018 29,80
2019 30,00
2020 31,80
2021 31,90
2022 32,30
2023 32,40

Share of forest area in mainland France
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+1.2 points from 2016 to 2021

31.8%
Moderately favourable
Chart data: Share of forest area in mainland France
Year Value
2016 30,60
2017 30,70
2018 30,90
2019 31,10
2020 31,50
2021 31,80

Ecosystems with little human impact in mainland France
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-0.1% from 2012 to 2018

28,847,239 million ha
Moderately unfavourable
Chart data: Ecosystems with little human impact in mainland France
Year Value
2012 28 868 715,00
2018 28 847 239,00

Strong protected terrestrial areas in France
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+0.12 point from 2018 to 2023***

6.46%
Moderately unfavourable
Chart data: Strong protected terrestrial areas in France
Year Value
2018 6,34
2019 6,35
2020 6,42
2021 6,44
2022 6,44
2023 6,46

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


Specialist common bird populations (index base 100 in 1989)
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-8.1% from 2018 to 2023

57
Unfavourable
Chart data: Specialist common bird populations (index base 100 in 1989)
Year Value
2018 62,00
2019 62,00
2020 62,00
2021 62,00
2022 58,00
2023 57,00

Invasive alien species in mainland France (average number over 10 years)
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+44.8% from 2014 to 2024

54.3
Unfavourable
Chart data: Invasive alien species in mainland France (average number over 10 years)
Year Value
2014 37,50
2024 54,30

Natural habitats with good conservation status
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Impossible to measure progress

20%
Not assessable
Chart data: Natural habitats with good conservation status
Year Value
2012 22,00
2018 20,00

Source: INSEE, Dashboard of national indicators for monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals – published February 2025. 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 février 2025. 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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