Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in France
France: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 3,217 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in France, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in France is 3,217 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in France peaked at 4,936 kg per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1,159 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places France 10th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in France, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,159 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,267 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1963 | 1,467 kg per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1964 | 1,597 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1965 | 1,615 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 1,837 kg per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1967 | 2,102 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1968 | 2,307 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1969 | 2,303 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 2,697 kg per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1971 | 2,829 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 2,947 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 3,401 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1974 | 2,885 kg per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1975 | 3,169 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1976 | 3,368 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 3,399 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 3,670 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 3,961 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 3,983 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 4,069 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 4,075 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 4,305 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 4,336 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 4,468 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 4,766 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 4,745 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 4,833 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 4,936 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 4,624 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 4,767 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 3,997 kg per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1993 | 4,123 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 4,283 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 4,438 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 4,683 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 4,663 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 4,617 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 4,771 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 4,298 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 4,448 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 4,088 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 4,407 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 4,312 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 4,091 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 4,091 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 4,457 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 3,895 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 3,527 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 3,791 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 3,608 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 3,757 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 4,023 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 4,007 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 4,156 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 4,067 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 4,356 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 4,026 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 3,757 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 3,878 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 3,680 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 3,217 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 3,217 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 3,217 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 520.77 kg per square kilometre, 6.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- France's 3,217 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,237 kg per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,739 kg per square kilometre | 1,159 kg per square kilometre | 2,307 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,232 kg per square kilometre | 2,697 kg per square kilometre | 3,961 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,451 kg per square kilometre | 3,983 kg per square kilometre | 4,936 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,496 kg per square kilometre | 3,997 kg per square kilometre | 4,771 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,161 kg per square kilometre | 3,527 kg per square kilometre | 4,457 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,955 kg per square kilometre | 3,608 kg per square kilometre | 4,356 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,498 kg per square kilometre | 3,217 kg per square kilometre | 3,878 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More climate change data for France
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.23 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 55,837 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,820 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 44,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,572 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 16,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,451 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 532.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 62.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in France?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in France was 3,217 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 4,936 kg per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,159 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does France rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- France ranks 10th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.