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

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

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

+1.3 points from 2017 to 2022

YearValue
201730,70
201830,90
201931,10
202031,50
202131,80
202232,00
32.0%
Moderately favourable

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

+0.7 point from 2020 to 2024

YearValue
202031,60
202131,70
202232,00
202332,10
202432,30
32.3%
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
28,847,239 million ha
Moderately unfavourable

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

+0.09 point from 2019 to 2024***

YearValue
20196,34
20206,40
20216,42
20226,42
20236,43
20246,43
6.43%
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

-11.3% from 2019 to 2024

YearValue
201971,00
202071,00
202171,00
202267,00
202365,00
202463,00
63
Unfavourable

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

+44.8% from 2014 to 2024

YearValue
201437,50
202454,30
54.3
Unfavourable

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

Impossible to measure progress

YearValue
201222,00
201820,00
202416,00
16%
Not assessable

Note: provisional 2024 data


Source: INSEE, Dashboard of national indicators for monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals – published May 2026. 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 mai 2026. 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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