Urea — Agricultural Use in France
France: Urea — Agricultural Use was 1.02 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Urea — Agricultural Use in France, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urea — agricultural use in France is 1.02 million t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — agricultural use in France peaked at 1.14 million t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 567,834 t, in 2012.
That places France 15th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 854,734 t | 567,834 t | 1.14 million t | 8 |
| 2020s | 903,916 t | 749,749 t | 1.08 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More environment data for France
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 15.54 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,781 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,024 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 19.38 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 36.71 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 10,443 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.57 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,016 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 59.35 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 16,882 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — agricultural use in France?
- Urea — agricultural use in France was 1.02 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — agricultural use recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 million t in 2017.
- What is the lowest urea — agricultural use recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 567,834 t in 2012.
- How does France rank for urea — agricultural use?
- France ranks 15th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urea — agricultural use rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. 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 Urea — 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