France vs Turkey: Nitrogen fertilizer use
France
1.73 million tonnes
in 2023
Turkey
1.95 million tonnes
in 2023
France rank
14th
Turkey rank
12th
Nitrogen fertilizer use over time
- France
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1.95 million tonnes against 1.73 million tonnes in France, a difference of 214,560 tonnes.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.
France ranks 14th and Turkey ranks 12th of 202 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 937,428 tonnes | 102,244 tonnes | 835,183 tonnes | France |
| 1970s | 1.74 million tonnes | 496,650 tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes | France |
| 1980s | 2.40 million tonnes | 967,773 tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | France |
| 1990s | 2.42 million tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | France |
| 2000s | 2.24 million tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | 921,278 tonnes | France |
| 2010s | 2.13 million tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes | 576,091 tonnes | France |
| 2020s | 1.89 million tonnes | 1.84 million tonnes | 43,252 tonnes | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, France or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 1.95 million tonnes against 1.73 million tonnes in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between France and Turkey?
- 214,560 tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Turkey?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do France and Turkey rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?
- France ranks 14th and Turkey ranks 12th of 202 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 Nitrogen fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measures total nitrogen inputs, including synthetic fertilizers alongside organic inputs from manure and crop fixation. Measured in tonnes of nitrogen.