Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity in France
France: Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity was 77,862 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity in France, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
France recorded 77,862 t for fertilizers n.e.c. — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertilizers n.e.c. — import quantity in France peaked at 164,020 t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 17,428 t, in 2018.
That places France 11th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity in France, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 114,288 t | — |
| 2003 | 88,917 t | -22.2% |
| 2004 | 164,020 t | +84.5% |
| 2005 | 80,599 t | -50.9% |
| 2006 | 46,037 t | -42.9% |
| 2007 | 51,436 t | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 38,839 t | -24.5% |
| 2009 | 25,421 t | -34.5% |
| 2010 | 38,495 t | +51.4% |
| 2011 | 62,933 t | +63.5% |
| 2012 | 36,947 t | -41.3% |
| 2013 | 45,018 t | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 83,870 t | +86.3% |
| 2015 | 105,155 t | +25.4% |
| 2016 | 67,948 t | -35.4% |
| 2017 | 98,479 t | +44.9% |
| 2018 | 17,428 t | -82.3% |
| 2019 | 118,329 t | +579.0% |
| 2020 | 93,780 t | -20.7% |
| 2021 | 104,338 t | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 106,377 t | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 82,262 t | -22.7% |
| 2024 | 77,862 t | -5.3% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 77,862 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,540 t, 17.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- France's 77,862 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,642 t, 11.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +579.0% | 17,428 t | 118,329 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76,195 t | 25,421 t | 164,020 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 67,460 t | 17,428 t | 118,329 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 92,924 t | 77,862 t | 106,377 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 8 Dominican Republic 88,163 t compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 1,910 t compare
- 9 Australia 87,689 t compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,830 t compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,123 t compare
- 10 Uganda 83,912 t compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 101.84 t compare
- 12 Cambodia 72,052 t compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 7.7 t compare
- 13 India 65,639 t compare
- 13 Micronesia (Federated States of) 5.09 t compare
- 14 Japan 57,315 t compare
More environment data for France
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.427 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1777 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertilizers n.e.c. — import quantity in France?
- Fertilizers n.e.c. — import quantity in France was 77,862 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fertilizers n.e.c. — import quantity recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 164,020 t in 2004.
- What is the lowest fertilizers n.e.c. — import quantity recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,428 t in 2018.
- How does France rank for fertilizers n.e.c. — import quantity?
- France ranks 11th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertilizers n.e.c. — import quantity rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf