Australia vs France: Fertilizer consumption
Australia
2.68 million tonnes
in 2023
France
2.00 million tonnes
in 2023
Australia rank
13th
France rank
16th
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Australia
- France
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.68 million tonnes against 2.00 million tonnes in France, a difference of 686,390 tonnes.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.
Australia ranks 13th and France ranks 16th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and France in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 687,300 tonnes | 2.95 million tonnes | 2.27 million tonnes | France |
| 1970s | 824,220 tonnes | 4.67 million tonnes | 3.85 million tonnes | France |
| 1980s | 962,298 tonnes | 5.21 million tonnes | 4.24 million tonnes | France |
| 1990s | 1.41 million tonnes | 4.47 million tonnes | 3.06 million tonnes | France |
| 2000s | 1.71 million tonnes | 3.24 million tonnes | 1.53 million tonnes | France |
| 2010s | 1.98 million tonnes | 2.68 million tonnes | 703,521 tonnes | France |
| 2020s | 2.78 million tonnes | 2.34 million tonnes | 435,702 tonnes | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Australia or France?
- Australia, at 2.68 million tonnes against 2.00 million tonnes in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Australia and France?
- 686,390 tonnes, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and France rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Australia ranks 13th and France ranks 16th of 200 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 consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).