Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in France
France: Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 17.33 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in France, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in France is 17.33 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in France peaked at 18.02 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.17 kg/ha, in 1961.
France ranks 20th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in France, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.17 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 6.16 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 1963 | 6.09 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 6.39 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 7.05 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 6.44 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1967 | 7.68 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 1968 | 8.17 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 8.07 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 7.9 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 9.13 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 1972 | 9.71 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 10.34 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 9.87 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 8.74 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 1976 | 8.24 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 9.49 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 1978 | 10.69 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1979 | 10.59 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 11.67 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 11.4 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 12.08 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 11.35 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 13.95 kg/ha | +22.9% |
| 1985 | 13.61 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 12.49 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 13.95 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1988 | 14.98 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 15.24 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 15.43 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 15.88 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 15.81 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 14.59 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 14.25 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 14.29 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 15.97 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 16.47 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 17.45 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 16.86 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 16.39 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 14.79 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 16.96 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 14.12 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 17.31 kg/ha | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 16.18 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 15.43 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 15.06 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 17.01 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 17.65 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 16.67 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 16.53 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 17 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 16.48 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 18.02 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 17.92 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 14.28 kg/ha | -20.3% |
| 2017 | 17.62 kg/ha | +23.4% |
| 2018 | 16.13 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 17.4 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 15.14 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 17.43 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 16.41 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 17.33 kg/ha | +5.6% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 17.33 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.25 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- France's 17.33 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.22 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.8 kg/ha | 5.17 kg/ha | 8.17 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.47 kg/ha | 7.9 kg/ha | 10.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.07 kg/ha | 11.35 kg/ha | 15.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.7 kg/ha | 14.25 kg/ha | 17.45 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.09 kg/ha | 14.12 kg/ha | 17.65 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.81 kg/ha | 14.28 kg/ha | 18.02 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.58 kg/ha | 15.14 kg/ha | 17.43 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 17 Germany 18.32 kg/ha compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.48 kg/ha compare
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17.64 kg/ha compare
- 18 Caribbean 7.83 kg/ha compare
- 19 Faroe Islands 17.56 kg/ha compare
- 21 Oman 17.25 kg/ha compare
- 22 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 17.1 kg/ha compare
- 23 Czechia 16.84 kg/ha 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 outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in France?
- Outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in France was 17.33 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 18.02 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.17 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does France rank for outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- France ranks 20th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. 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 (%).