Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium in France
France: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium was 221,648 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium in France, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
France recorded 221,648 t for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.4% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in France peaked at 1.46 million t in 1989 and was at its lowest, 172,682 t, in 2022.
France ranks 17th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium in France, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 653,924 t | — |
| 1962 | 670,246 t | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 689,345 t | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 724,727 t | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 724,790 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 765,301 t | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 865,240 t | +13.1% |
| 1968 | 906,596 t | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 955,806 t | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 1.04 million t | +8.4% |
| 1971 | 1.12 million t | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 1.23 million t | +9.2% |
| 1973 | 1.36 million t | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 1.05 million t | -23.1% |
| 1975 | 986,936 t | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 1.12 million t | +13.1% |
| 1977 | 1.16 million t | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 1.26 million t | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 1.33 million t | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 1.26 million t | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 1.27 million t | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 1.30 million t | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 1.37 million t | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 1.39 million t | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.36 million t | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.40 million t | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 1.39 million t | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 1.45 million t | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 1.46 million t | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.38 million t | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 1.30 million t | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 1.01 million t | -22.6% |
| 1993 | 1.03 million t | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.03 million t | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.11 million t | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 1.11 million t | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.07 million t | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 999,262 t | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 908,651 t | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 772,024 t | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 760,633 t | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 719,062 t | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 713,534 t | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 668,192 t | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 548,970 t | -17.8% |
| 2006 | 546,172 t | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 593,193 t | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 291,479 t | -50.9% |
| 2009 | 206,013 t | -29.3% |
| 2010 | 385,458 t | +87.1% |
| 2011 | 327,681 t | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 369,876 t | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 335,243 t | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 350,925 t | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 313,372 t | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 292,546 t | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 342,650 t | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 353,660 t | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 323,222 t | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 367,400 t | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 343,383 t | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 172,682 t | -49.7% |
| 2023 | 221,648 t | +28.4% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 221,648 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 14,851 t, 14.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- France's 221,648 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18,406 t, 12.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +87.1% | 206,013 t | 385,458 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 772,886 t | 653,924 t | 955,806 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.17 million t | 986,936 t | 1.36 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.36 million t | 1.26 million t | 1.46 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 million t | 908,651 t | 1.38 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 581,927 t | 206,013 t | 772,024 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 339,463 t | 292,546 t | 385,458 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 276,278 t | 172,682 t | 367,400 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 14 Colombia 281,155 t compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3,689 t compare
- 15 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,645 t compare
- 15 Spain 248,934 t compare
- 16 Germany 238,043 t compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 2,253 t compare
- 17 Polynesia 63.91 t compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 4.15 t compare
- 18 Australia and New Zealand 194,648 t compare
- 19 Australia 183,384 t compare
- 20 Philippines 181,025 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in France?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in France was 221,648 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 million t in 1989.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 172,682 t in 2022.
- How does France rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium?
- France ranks 17th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).