Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in France
France: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium was 430,876 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in France, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland potassium in France is 430,876 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium in France peaked at 2.14 million t in 1983 and was at its lowest, 414,936 t, in 2022.
France ranks 9th 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in France, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.41 million t | — |
| 1962 | 1.42 million t | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 1.41 million t | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 1.44 million t | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 1.44 million t | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 1.53 million t | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 1.62 million t | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 1.67 million t | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 1.71 million t | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 1.80 million t | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 1.87 million t | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 1.98 million t | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 2.11 million t | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 1.85 million t | -12.2% |
| 1975 | 1.83 million t | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 1.99 million t | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 1.98 million t | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 2.04 million t | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 2.11 million t | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 2.01 million t | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 2.01 million t | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.02 million t | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 2.14 million t | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 2.07 million t | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 2.01 million t | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 2.09 million t | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 1.98 million t | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 1.98 million t | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.98 million t | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.89 million t | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 1.79 million t | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 1.45 million t | -19.0% |
| 1993 | 1.50 million t | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 1.51 million t | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.59 million t | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 1.54 million t | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.47 million t | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 1.38 million t | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 1.29 million t | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 1.21 million t | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 1.25 million t | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.10 million t | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 1.16 million t | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.01 million t | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 911,746 t | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 927,516 t | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 986,807 t | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 649,180 t | -34.2% |
| 2009 | 515,723 t | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 728,196 t | +41.2% |
| 2011 | 633,173 t | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 683,650 t | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 659,130 t | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 619,116 t | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 599,517 t | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 660,907 t | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 572,771 t | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 638,578 t | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 561,944 t | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 695,288 t | +23.7% |
| 2021 | 571,543 t | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 414,936 t | -27.4% |
| 2023 | 430,876 t | +3.8% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 430,876 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 14,756 t, 29.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- France's 430,876 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24,662 t, 17.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.52 million t | 1.41 million t | 1.71 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.95 million t | 1.80 million t | 2.11 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.03 million t | 1.98 million t | 2.14 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.54 million t | 1.29 million t | 1.89 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 971,114 t | 515,723 t | 1.25 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 635,698 t | 561,944 t | 728,196 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 528,161 t | 414,936 t | 695,288 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 6 Micronesia (Federated States of) -243.97 t compare
- 6 Spain 505,614 t compare
- 7 Pakistan 474,348 t compare
- 7 Polynesia -629.92 t compare
- 8 Germany 465,647 t compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova -6,721 t compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -15,596 t compare
- 10 Belarus 426,004 t compare
- 10 Melanesia -31,046 t compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -47,204 t compare
- 11 Yugoslav SFR 369,950 t compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic -47,770 t compare
- 12 Uzbekistan 367,627 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 nutrient balance — cropland potassium in France?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium in France was 430,876 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 million t in 1983.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 414,936 t in 2022.
- How does France rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
- France ranks 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).