Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita in France

France: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita was 0.0275 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0275 t per person
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
20th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.0459 t per person
in 1989
All-time low
0.013 t per person
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita in France, 1961–2024

0.010.020.030.040.05196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in France is 0.0275 t per person, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in France peaked at 0.0459 t per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.013 t per person, in 1961.

France ranks 20th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita in France, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita in France, 1961 to 2024.
Year t per person Change
1961 0.013 t per person
1962 0.0141 t per person +8.2%
1963 0.0162 t per person +14.6%
1964 0.0174 t per person +7.7%
1965 0.0175 t per person +0.2%
1966 0.0197 t per person +12.7%
1967 0.0223 t per person +13.5%
1968 0.0243 t per person +8.9%
1969 0.0241 t per person -1.0%
1970 0.0279 t per person +16.0%
1971 0.029 t per person +3.9%
1972 0.03 t per person +3.2%
1973 0.0343 t per person +14.5%
1974 0.0289 t per person -15.7%
1975 0.0316 t per person +9.3%
1976 0.0335 t per person +5.8%
1977 0.0336 t per person +0.4%
1978 0.0361 t per person +7.5%
1979 0.0388 t per person +7.4%
1980 0.0388 t per person +0.0%
1981 0.0394 t per person +1.6%
1982 0.0394 t per person -0.2%
1983 0.0413 t per person +5.1%
1984 0.0414 t per person +0.2%
1985 0.0425 t per person +2.5%
1986 0.0451 t per person +6.1%
1987 0.0447 t per person -1.0%
1988 0.0452 t per person +1.3%
1989 0.0459 t per person +1.5%
1990 0.0428 t per person -6.8%
1991 0.0439 t per person +2.6%
1992 0.0366 t per person -16.6%
1993 0.0376 t per person +2.7%
1994 0.0389 t per person +3.5%
1995 0.0402 t per person +3.2%
1996 0.0422 t per person +5.2%
1997 0.0419 t per person -0.8%
1998 0.0413 t per person -1.4%
1999 0.0425 t per person +2.8%
2000 0.038 t per person -10.5%
2001 0.0391 t per person +2.7%
2002 0.0356 t per person -8.8%
2003 0.0382 t per person +7.1%
2004 0.0371 t per person -2.9%
2005 0.0349 t per person -5.8%
2006 0.0347 t per person -0.7%
2007 0.0375 t per person +8.3%
2008 0.0326 t per person -13.1%
2009 0.0294 t per person -9.9%
2010 0.0314 t per person +7.0%
2011 0.0298 t per person -5.3%
2012 0.0308 t per person +3.6%
2013 0.0329 t per person +6.5%
2014 0.0326 t per person -0.9%
2015 0.0337 t per person +3.4%
2016 0.0328 t per person -2.4%
2017 0.0351 t per person +6.8%
2018 0.0323 t per person -7.9%
2019 0.03 t per person -7.0%
2020 0.0309 t per person +2.9%
2021 0.0292 t per person -5.5%
2022 0.0254 t per person -13.0%
2023 0.0268 t per person +5.5%
2024 0.0275 t per person +2.6%

France compared with similar countries

  • France's 0.0275 t per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0107 t per person, 2.6× the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • France's 0.0275 t per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0178 t per person, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0187 t per person 0.013 t per person 0.0243 t per person 9
1970s 0.0324 t per person 0.0279 t per person 0.0388 t per person 10
1980s 0.0424 t per person 0.0388 t per person 0.0459 t per person 10
1990s 0.0408 t per person 0.0366 t per person 0.0439 t per person 10
2000s 0.0357 t per person 0.0294 t per person 0.0391 t per person 10
2010s 0.0321 t per person 0.0298 t per person 0.0351 t per person 10
2020s 0.028 t per person 0.0254 t per person 0.0309 t per person 5

Countries ranked near France

  1. 17 Czechia 0.0302 t per person compare
  2. 18 Finland 0.0287 t per person compare
  3. 19 Iceland 0.0276 t per person compare
  4. 21 Estonia 0.0264 t per person compare
  5. 22 Ukraine 0.0255 t per person compare
  6. 23 Uzbekistan 0.025 t per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in France?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in France was 0.0275 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 0.0459 t per person in 1989.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0.013 t per person in 1961.
How does France rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita?
France ranks 20th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 9,068 data points, 1961–2024
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.