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 12th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Urea — Agricultural Use in France, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 567,834 t | — |
| 2013 | 697,994 t | +22.9% |
| 2014 | 759,372 t | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 836,036 t | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 1.02 million t | +21.7% |
| 2017 | 1.14 million t | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 961,394 t | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 853,440 t | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 809,201 t | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 858,909 t | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 749,749 t | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 1.08 million t | +43.8% |
| 2024 | 1.02 million t | -5.1% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 1.02 million t is above the median for high income countries, which is 25,815 t, 39.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- France's 1.02 million t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19,499 t, 52.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
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
- 9 Australia 1.68 million t compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,969 t
- 10 Mexico 1.11 million t
- 11 Myanmar 1.11 million t compare
- 13 Philippines 983,261 t compare
- 14 Poland 925,805 t
- 15 Belarus 671,991 t
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 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 12th out of 129 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