> France had 1.8 million bees in 2023. Over ten years it grew by 125%. The record was 1.8 million head in 2021.

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# Bees in France

France had 1.8 million bees in 2023. Over ten years it grew by 125%. The record was 1.8 million head in 2021.

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Animals, 20231.8 million head
World rank—
10-year change+125%
Record1.8 million head2021

## Bees in France, 1961–2023 (head)

## By year

| Year | Head | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 1,792,000 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1,756,832 | −2.8% |
| 2021 | 1,808,000 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 1,751,000 | +11% |
| 2019 | 1,584,000 | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 1,454,000 | +69% |
| 2017 | 859,462 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 803,766 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 800,834 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 767,334 | −3.4% |
| 2013 | 794,733 | −3.1% |
| 2012 | 820,401 | −2.3% |
| 2011 | 839,966 | −14% |
| 2010 | 981,914 | −3.4% |
| 2009 | 1,016,631 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1,000,095 | −3.0% |
| 2007 | 1,031,089 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 971,297 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 939,765 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 934,872 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 924,760 | −0.5% |
| 2002 | 929,440 | −0.3% |
| 2001 | 932,004 | −0.9% |
| 2000 | 940,185 | −4.1% |
| 1999 | 980,116 | −0.6% |
| 1998 | 986,337 | −1.5% |
| 1997 | 1,001,834 | −1.4% |
| 1996 | 1,016,307 | −1.0% |
| 1995 | 1,027,002 | −0.5% |
| 1994 | 1,032,080 | −1.4% |
| 1993 | 1,046,612 | −1.4% |
| 1992 | 1,061,742 | −1.5% |
| 1991 | 1,078,220 | −3.9% |
| 1990 | 1,121,720 | −1.2% |
| 1989 | 1,135,000 | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 1,066,000 | −11% |
| 1987 | 1,200,000 | 0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,200,000 | 0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,200,000 | 0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,200,000 | 0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,200,000 | 0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,200,000 | 0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,200,000 | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 1,100,000 | −19% |
| 1979 | 1,350,000 | +17% |
| 1978 | 1,153,638 | +42% |
| 1977 | 814,000 | −23% |
| 1976 | 1,061,650 | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 970,000 | −6.7% |
| 1974 | 1,039,282 | −5.2% |
| 1973 | 1,096,000 | +50% |
| 1972 | 731,000 | −27% |
| 1971 | 1,000,000 | −6.9% |
| 1970 | 1,073,900 | −2.2% |
| 1969 | 1,097,900 | +15% |
| 1968 | 954,213 | −1.8% |
| 1967 | 972,093 | −0.5% |
| 1966 | 977,426 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 969,314 | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 931,518 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 920,000 | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 900,000 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 890,000 | — |

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## Other products of France

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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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