Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — France

Fertilizer use in France in 2023 — 131.3 kg/ha. Ranked 65 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 6.3%.

2023 131.3 kg/ha +0.54% vs 2022
World rank 65of 191
Period maximum 344.6 kg/ha1989
Period minimum 120.6 kg/ha2009

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — France, 1961–2023010020030040019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 123.6 kg/ha1963: 148.1 kg/ha1965: 164.9 kg/ha1967: 210 kg/ha1969: 239.4 kg/ha1971: 290.8 kg/ha1973: 340.8 kg/ha1975: 270.4 kg/ha1977: 302.9 kg/ha1979: 339.3 kg/ha1981: 317.8 kg/ha1983: 330.1 kg/ha1985: 317.7 kg/ha1987: 320.3 kg/ha1989: 344.6 kg/ha1991: 312.1 kg/ha1993: 255.3 kg/ha1995: 270.4 kg/ha1997: 273.1 kg/ha1999: 259 kg/ha2001: 227.7 kg/ha2003: 223.4 kg/ha2005: 192.5 kg/ha2007: 209.3 kg/ha2009: 120.6 kg/ha2011: 141.3 kg/ha2013: 169.4 kg/ha2015: 170.4 kg/ha2017: 177.6 kg/ha2019: 157.7 kg/ha2021: 171.7 kg/ha2023: 131.3 kg/ha
Change over the period: +7.7 (+6.26%) Average annual rate: 0.1 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: France

France 131.3 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Western Europe computed 134.5 kg/ha
High-income countries computed 104 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 131.3 +0.7 +0.54%
2022 130.6 −41 −23.91%
2021 171.7 −7.9 −4.39%
2020 179.5 +21.8 +13.83%
2019 157.7 −13.2 −7.75%
2018 171 −6.7 −3.75%
2017 177.6 +14.5 +8.88%
2016 163.1 −7.3 −4.26%
2015 170.4 +2 +1.17%
2014 168.4 −1 −0.58%
2013 169.4 +8.6 +5.37%
2012 160.8 +19.5 +13.79%
2011 141.3 −9.2 −6.14%
2010 150.5 +30 +24.86%
2009 120.6 −31.9 −20.91%
2008 152.4 −56.9 −27.18%
2007 209.3 +19 +9.96%
2006 190.4 −2.1 −1.08%
2005 192.5 −19.6 −9.26%
2004 212.1 −11.3 −5.04%
2003 223.4 +12.1 +5.72%
2002 211.3 −16.5 −7.22%
2001 227.7 +1.9 +0.85%
2000 225.8 −33.2 −12.81%
1999 259 −5.1 −1.92%
1998 264.1 −9 −3.3%
1997 273.1 −5.1 −1.84%
1996 278.2 +7.8 +2.87%
1995 270.4 +10 +3.85%
1994 260.4 +5.1 +2%
1993 255.3 +1.5 +0.58%
1992 253.8 −58.3 −18.67%
1991 312.1 −7.4 −2.33%
1990 319.5 −25.1 −7.28%
1989 344.6 +7.8 +2.32%
1988 336.8 +16.5 +5.17%
1987 320.3 −6 −1.84%
1986 326.3 +8.5 +2.69%
1985 317.7 −6.8 −2.1%
1984 324.6 −5.6 −1.69%
1983 330.1 +14.5 +4.6%
1982 315.6 −2.2 −0.68%
1981 317.8 −3.2 −1%
1980 321 −18.3 −5.4%
1979 339.3 +15.6 +4.82%
1978 323.7 +20.8 +6.87%
1977 302.9 +4.9 +1.64%
1976 298 +27.7 +10.23%
1975 270.4 +0.9 +0.33%
1974 269.5 −71.4 −20.94%
1973 340.8 +29.5 +9.47%
1972 311.4 +20.5 +7.07%
1971 290.8 +23.7 +8.89%
1970 267.1 +27.7 +11.57%
1969 239.4 +9.3 +4.05%
1968 230 +20 +9.53%
1967 210 +27.1 +14.79%
1966 183 +18.1 +10.96%
1965 164.9 +3.7 +2.29%
1964 161.2 +13 +8.81%
1963 148.1 +13.7 +10.16%
1962 134.5 +10.9 +8.81%
1961 123.6

Western Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Consumption of mineral fertilizers (nitrogen, phosphate and potash in nutrient terms) in kilograms per hectare of arable land. It is directly linked to yields, but excessive application leads to the pollution of water bodies and to nitrous oxide emissions — which is why the optimum, not the maximum, is the goal here.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by arable land — the same denominator that stands in the indicator. The figure does not distinguish types of fertilizer and says nothing about whether it was applied at the right rate and the right time.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.