France vs Germany: Fertilizer use per capita
France
3.69 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Germany
3.79 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
France rank
43rd
Germany rank
41st
Fertilizer use per capita over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 3.79 Kilograms per capita against 3.69 Kilograms per capita in France, a difference of 0.1 Kilograms per capita.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.
France ranks 43rd and Germany ranks 41st of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 6 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.11 Kilograms per capita | 22.17 Kilograms per capita | 1.05 Kilograms per capita | Germany |
| 1970s | 29.72 Kilograms per capita | 22.58 Kilograms per capita | 7.14 Kilograms per capita | France |
| 1980s | 33.01 Kilograms per capita | 19.29 Kilograms per capita | 13.72 Kilograms per capita | France |
| 1990s | 25.26 Kilograms per capita | 8.43 Kilograms per capita | 16.83 Kilograms per capita | France |
| 2000s | 12.59 Kilograms per capita | 5.4 Kilograms per capita | 7.19 Kilograms per capita | France |
| 2010s | 6.92 Kilograms per capita | 5.13 Kilograms per capita | 1.78 Kilograms per capita | France |
| 2020s | 5.72 Kilograms per capita | 3.9 Kilograms per capita | 1.81 Kilograms per capita | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per capita, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 3.79 Kilograms per capita against 3.69 Kilograms per capita in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per capita between France and Germany?
- 0.1 Kilograms per capita, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for fertilizer use per capita?
- France ranks 43rd and Germany ranks 41st of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer use per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertilizer use is the sum of synthetic inputs of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous, plus organic nitrogen inputs. This is given in kilograms per person per year.