PK compounds — Agricultural Use in France
France: PK compounds — Agricultural Use was 292,592 t in 2022. ▲ Rising
PK compounds — Agricultural Use in France, 2009–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
France recorded 292,592 t for pk compounds — agricultural use in 2022.
That represents a change of down 41.8% on the previous year and down 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pk compounds — agricultural use in France peaked at 586,655 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 114,300 t, in 2009.
That places France 2nd out of 64 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
PK compounds — Agricultural Use in France, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 114,300 t | — |
| 2010 | 226,300 t | +98.0% |
| 2011 | 226,300 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 586,655 t | +159.2% |
| 2013 | 535,971 t | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 476,758 t | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 463,258 t | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 357,485 t | -22.8% |
| 2017 | 363,557 t | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 500,564 t | +37.7% |
| 2019 | 395,327 t | -21.0% |
| 2020 | 465,256 t | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 502,874 t | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 292,592 t | -41.8% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 292,592 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 475 t, 616.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- France's 292,592 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 630.5 t, 464.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where PK compounds — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +159.2% | 226,300 t | 586,655 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 114,300 t | 114,300 t | 114,300 t | 1 |
| 2010s | 413,218 t | 226,300 t | 586,655 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 420,241 t | 292,592 t | 502,874 t | 3 |
Countries ranked near France
- 1 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,598 t
- 1 New Zealand 300,665 t compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 0 t compare
- 2 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8 t
- 3 Colombia 210,040 t compare
- 3 Republic of Moldova 6 t compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 t
- 4 Paraguay 124,704 t
- 5 Senegal 65,640 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 pk compounds — agricultural use in France?
- Pk compounds — agricultural use in France was 292,592 t in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pk compounds — agricultural use recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 586,655 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest pk compounds — agricultural use recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 114,300 t in 2009.
- How does France rank for pk compounds — agricultural use?
- France ranks 2nd out of 64 countries with data for 2022.
- Is pk compounds — agricultural use rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.1%. 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 PK compounds — 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