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 2018 to 2023

YearValue
201829,80
201930,00
202031,80
202131,90
202232,30
202332,40
32.4%
Favourable

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

+1.2 points from 2016 to 2021

YearValue
201630,60
201730,70
201830,90
201931,10
202031,50
202131,80
31.8%
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
28,847,239 million ha
Moderately unfavourable

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

+0.12 point from 2018 to 2023***

YearValue
20186,34
20196,35
20206,42
20216,44
20226,44
20236,46
6.46%
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

-8.1% from 2018 to 2023

YearValue
201862,00
201962,00
202062,00
202162,00
202258,00
202357,00
57
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
20%
Not assessable

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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