A majority of the land in France is used for agricultural purposes, of which 31 percent is used for crops and 14 percent for grassland. In 2019, 7.9 percent of the metropolitan territory was artificial soil, i.e., soil transformed for infrastructure construction.
* Further information regarding land use:
Agricultural soils: Crop 31%; Meadows 14%
Natural soils: Wooded floors (forests, copses, hedges and rows of trees) 41%; Garrigues and other scrublands 3%; Area under water 3%; Natural bare land 1%
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