Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in France
France: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 108.42 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in France, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 108.42 % for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in France peaked at 108.63 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.24 %, in 1970.
That places France 52nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.65 % | — |
| 1962 | 20.91 % | +12.1% |
| 1963 | 19.51 % | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 19.2 % | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 20.69 % | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 17.57 % | -15.1% |
| 1967 | 18.93 % | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 18.73 % | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 17.75 % | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 16.24 % | -8.5% |
| 1971 | 17.42 % | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 17.52 % | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 17.93 % | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 20.63 % | +15.1% |
| 1975 | 18.67 % | -9.5% |
| 1976 | 16.48 % | -11.8% |
| 1977 | 18.73 % | +13.7% |
| 1978 | 20.32 % | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 19.82 % | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 23.65 % | +19.3% |
| 1981 | 24.13 % | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 26.23 % | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 24.11 % | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 31.17 % | +29.3% |
| 1985 | 32.35 % | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 30.34 % | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 34.83 % | +14.8% |
| 1988 | 35.84 % | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 35.75 % | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 39.03 % | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 42.48 % | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 48.45 % | +14.1% |
| 1993 | 45.78 % | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 44.05 % | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 44.22 % | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 48.75 % | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 50.9 % | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 55.03 % | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 54.94 % | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 59.35 % | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 54.87 % | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 65.52 % | +19.4% |
| 2003 | 54.64 % | -16.6% |
| 2004 | 70.24 % | +28.6% |
| 2005 | 71.03 % | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 70.32 % | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 63.69 % | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 100.76 % | +58.2% |
| 2009 | 106.42 % | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 89.21 % | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 94.75 % | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 85.08 % | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 82.14 % | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 93.76 % | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 93.03 % | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 78.36 % | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 91.75 % | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 83.38 % | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 93.16 % | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 75.04 % | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 92.45 % | +23.2% |
| 2022 | 108.63 % | +17.5% |
| 2023 | 108.42 % | -0.2% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 108.42 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 49.04 %, 2.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- France's 108.42 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 69.05 %, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.11 % | 17.57 % | 20.91 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.38 % | 16.24 % | 20.63 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.84 % | 23.65 % | 35.84 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.36 % | 39.03 % | 55.03 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.68 % | 54.64 % | 106.42 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.46 % | 78.36 % | 94.75 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.13 % | 75.04 % | 108.63 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
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- Standard Deviation 0.427 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in France?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in France was 108.42 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 108.63 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.24 % in 1970.
- How does France rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- France ranks 52nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency. 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 (%).