France vs Mexico: Fertilizer consumption

France
2.00 million tonnes
in 2023
Mexico
1.89 million tonnes
in 2023
France rank
16th
Mexico rank
17th

Fertilizer consumption over time

  • France
  • Mexico
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

France currently reports 2.00 million tonnes against 1.89 million tonnes in Mexico, a difference of 110,190 tonnes.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 17th of 200 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 2.95 million tonnes 354,000 tonnes 2.60 million tonnes France
1970s 4.67 million tonnes 893,910 tonnes 3.78 million tonnes France
1980s 5.21 million tonnes 1.66 million tonnes 3.55 million tonnes France
1990s 4.47 million tonnes 1.64 million tonnes 2.83 million tonnes France
2000s 3.24 million tonnes 1.64 million tonnes 1.60 million tonnes France
2010s 2.68 million tonnes 1.99 million tonnes 694,146 tonnes France
2020s 2.34 million tonnes 1.93 million tonnes 408,592 tonnes France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer consumption, France or Mexico?
France, at 2.00 million tonnes against 1.89 million tonnes in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between France and Mexico?
110,190 tonnes, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Mexico?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do France and Mexico rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
France ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 17th 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

Indicator
Fertilizer consumption
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 10,286 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).