France vs Germany: Average nitrate concentration in freshwater

France

21.39 milligrams per litre

in 2021

Germany

25.79 milligrams per litre

in 2021

France rank

8th

Germany rank

6th

Average nitrate concentration in freshwater over time

Germany currently reports 25.79 milligrams per litre against 21.39 milligrams per litre in France, a difference of 4.4 milligrams per litre.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times France's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Germany ahead.

France ranks 8th and Germany ranks 6th of 34 countries.

Indicator: Average nitrate concentration in freshwater
Unit: milligrams per litre
Source: European Environment Agency (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 34 places, 655 data points, 1992–2021
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average annual concentration of nitrate in groundwater.