NPK fertilizers — Agricultural Use in France
France: NPK fertilizers — Agricultural Use was 387,294 t in 2022. ▲ Rising
NPK fertilizers — Agricultural Use in France, 2009–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for npk fertilizers — agricultural use in France is 387,294 t, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 41.9% on the previous year and down 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, npk fertilizers — agricultural use in France peaked at 943,335 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 146,000 t, in 2009.
France ranks 13th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
NPK fertilizers — Agricultural Use in France, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 146,000 t | — |
| 2010 | 401,600 t | +175.1% |
| 2011 | 385,000 t | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 790,031 t | +105.2% |
| 2013 | 742,923 t | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 943,335 t | +27.0% |
| 2015 | 867,036 t | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 695,140 t | -19.8% |
| 2017 | 749,905 t | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 607,012 t | -19.1% |
| 2019 | 592,285 t | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 648,974 t | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 666,609 t | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 387,294 t | -41.9% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 387,294 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 21,179 t, 18.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- France's 387,294 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50,196 t, 7.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where NPK fertilizers — Agricultural Use 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 | +175.1% | 146,000 t | 401,600 t |
| 2012 | +105.2% | 385,000 t | 790,031 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 146,000 t | 146,000 t | 146,000 t | 1 |
| 2010s | 677,427 t | 385,000 t | 943,335 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 567,626 t | 387,294 t | 666,609 t | 3 |
Countries ranked near France
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 npk fertilizers — agricultural use in France?
- Npk fertilizers — agricultural use in France was 387,294 t in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest npk fertilizers — agricultural use recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 943,335 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest npk fertilizers — agricultural use recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 146,000 t in 2009.
- How does France rank for npk fertilizers — agricultural use?
- France ranks 13th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is npk fertilizers — agricultural use rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.0%. 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 NPK fertilizers — Agricultural Use. 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