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Fertilizer production by nutrient type in France

France: Fertilizer production by nutrient type was 0 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0 tonnes
World rank
29th
of 197 countries
All-time high
2.08 million tonnes
in 1973
All-time low
0 tonnes
in 2003
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Fertilizer production by nutrient type in France, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

France recorded 0 tonnes for fertilizer production by nutrient type in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Over the whole period, fertilizer production by nutrient type in France peaked at 2.08 million tonnes in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 2003.

That places France 29th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Fertilizer production by nutrient type in France, year by year

Year tonnes Change
1961 1.69 million tonnes —
1962 1.68 million tonnes -0.7%
1963 1.82 million tonnes +8.5%
1964 1.82 million tonnes +0.1%
1965 1.88 million tonnes +2.9%
1966 1.84 million tonnes -2.2%
1967 1.80 million tonnes -1.8%
1968 1.72 million tonnes -4.5%
1969 1.78 million tonnes +3.0%
1970 1.84 million tonnes +3.7%
1971 1.83 million tonnes -0.8%
1972 1.66 million tonnes -8.9%
1973 2.08 million tonnes +25.1%
1974 2.08 million tonnes -0.2%
1975 1.73 million tonnes -16.6%
1976 1.57 million tonnes -9.6%
1977 1.70 million tonnes +8.8%
1978 1.83 million tonnes +7.5%
1979 1.92 million tonnes +4.6%
1980 1.93 million tonnes +0.9%
1981 1.73 million tonnes -10.7%
1982 1.60 million tonnes -7.2%
1983 1.69 million tonnes +5.2%
1984 1.73 million tonnes +2.6%
1985 1.72 million tonnes -0.6%
1986 1.55 million tonnes -9.9%
1987 1.56 million tonnes +1.0%
1988 1.41 million tonnes -9.8%
1989 1.20 million tonnes -15.0%
1990 1.29 million tonnes +7.8%
1991 1.13 million tonnes -12.6%
1992 1.14 million tonnes +1.1%
1993 890,000 tonnes -22.0%
1994 870,000 tonnes -2.2%
1995 802,000 tonnes -7.8%
1996 751,000 tonnes -6.4%
1997 665,300 tonnes -11.4%
1998 417,100 tonnes -37.3%
1999 311,300 tonnes -25.4%
2000 321,000 tonnes +3.1%
2001 244,200 tonnes -23.9%
2002 130,000 tonnes -46.8%
2003 0 tonnes -100.0%
2004 0 tonnes —
2005 0 tonnes —
2006 0 tonnes —
2007 0 tonnes —
2008 0 tonnes —
2009 0 tonnes —
2010 0 tonnes —
2011 0 tonnes —
2012 0 tonnes —
2013 0 tonnes —
2014 0 tonnes —
2015 0 tonnes —
2016 0 tonnes —
2017 0 tonnes —
2018 0 tonnes —
2019 0 tonnes —
2020 0 tonnes —
2021 0 tonnes —
2022 0 tonnes —
2023 0 tonnes —

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Fertilizer production by nutrient type in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2003 -100.0% 130,000 tonnes 0 tonnes

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.78 million tonnes 1.68 million tonnes 1.88 million tonnes 9
1970s 1.82 million tonnes 1.57 million tonnes 2.08 million tonnes 10
1980s 1.61 million tonnes 1.20 million tonnes 1.93 million tonnes 10
1990s 826,910 tonnes 311,300 tonnes 1.29 million tonnes 10
2000s 69,520 tonnes 0 tonnes 321,000 tonnes 10
2010s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 10
2020s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 4

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  5. 29 Albania 0 tonnes
  6. 29 Algeria 0 tonnes
  7. 29 Angola 0 tonnes
  8. 29 Antigua and Barbuda 0 tonnes
  9. 29 Armenia 0 tonnes
  10. 29 Aruba 0 tonnes
  11. 29 Australia 0 tonnes compare
  12. 29 Azerbaijan 0 tonnes compare
  13. 29 Bahamas 0 tonnes
  14. 29 Bahrain 0 tonnes
  15. 29 Bangladesh 0 tonnes
  16. 29 Barbados 0 tonnes
  17. 29 Belgium 0 tonnes
  18. 29 Belize 0 tonnes
  19. 29 Benin 0 tonnes
  20. 29 Bermuda 0 tonnes
  21. 29 Bhutan 0 tonnes
  22. 29 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 tonnes compare
  23. 29 Botswana 0 tonnes
  24. 29 Brunei 0 tonnes
  25. 29 Bulgaria 0 tonnes
  26. 29 Burkina Faso 0 tonnes
  27. 29 Burundi 0 tonnes
  28. 29 Cambodia 0 tonnes
  29. 29 Cameroon 0 tonnes
  30. 29 Cape Verde 0 tonnes
  31. 29 Central African Republic 0 tonnes
  32. 29 Chad 0 tonnes
  33. 29 Comoros 0 tonnes
  34. 29 Congo 0 tonnes
  35. 29 Cook Islands 0 tonnes
  36. 29 Costa Rica 0 tonnes
  37. 29 Cote d'Ivoire 0 tonnes
  38. 29 Cuba 0 tonnes
  39. 29 Cyprus 0 tonnes
  40. 29 Czechia 0 tonnes compare
  41. 29 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 tonnes
  42. 29 Denmark 0 tonnes
  43. 29 Djibouti 0 tonnes
  44. 29 Dominica 0 tonnes
  45. 29 Dominican Republic 0 tonnes
  46. 29 Ecuador 0 tonnes
  47. 29 Egypt 0 tonnes compare
  48. 29 El Salvador 0 tonnes
  49. 29 Equatorial Guinea 0 tonnes
  50. 29 Eritrea 0 tonnes
  51. 29 Estonia 0 tonnes
  52. 29 Eswatini 0 tonnes
  53. 29 Ethiopia 0 tonnes
  54. 29 Faroe Islands 0 tonnes
  55. 29 Fiji 0 tonnes
  56. 29 Finland 0 tonnes compare
  57. 29 French Polynesia 0 tonnes
  58. 29 Gabon 0 tonnes
  59. 29 Gambia 0 tonnes
  60. 29 Georgia 0 tonnes
  61. 29 Ghana 0 tonnes
  62. 29 Greece 0 tonnes
  63. 29 Greenland 0 tonnes
  64. 29 Grenada 0 tonnes
  65. 29 Guatemala 0 tonnes
  66. 29 Guinea 0 tonnes
  67. 29 Guinea-Bissau 0 tonnes
  68. 29 Guyana 0 tonnes
  69. 29 Haiti 0 tonnes
  70. 29 Honduras 0 tonnes
  71. 29 Hong Kong 0 tonnes
  72. 29 Iceland 0 tonnes
  73. 29 India 0 tonnes
  74. 29 Indonesia 0 tonnes
  75. 29 Iran 0 tonnes compare
  76. 29 Iraq 0 tonnes
  77. 29 Ireland 0 tonnes
  78. 29 Italy 0 tonnes compare
  79. 29 Jamaica 0 tonnes
  80. 29 Japan 0 tonnes compare
  81. 29 Kenya 0 tonnes
  82. 29 Kiribati 0 tonnes
  83. 29 Kuwait 0 tonnes
  84. 29 Kyrgyzstan 0 tonnes
  85. 29 Latvia 0 tonnes
  86. 29 Lebanon 0 tonnes
  87. 29 Lesotho 0 tonnes
  88. 29 Liberia 0 tonnes
  89. 29 Libya 0 tonnes
  90. 29 Lithuania 0 tonnes
  91. 29 Luxembourg 0 tonnes
  92. 29 Madagascar 0 tonnes
  93. 29 Malawi 0 tonnes
  94. 29 Malaysia 0 tonnes
  95. 29 Maldives 0 tonnes
  96. 29 Mali 0 tonnes
  97. 29 Malta 0 tonnes
  98. 29 Marshall Islands 0 tonnes
  99. 29 Mauritania 0 tonnes
  100. 29 Mauritius 0 tonnes
  101. 29 Mexico 0 tonnes
  102. 29 Micronesia (country) 0 tonnes
  103. 29 Moldova 0 tonnes
  104. 29 Mongolia 0 tonnes
  105. 29 Montenegro 0 tonnes
  106. 29 Morocco 0 tonnes
  107. 29 Mozambique 0 tonnes
  108. 29 Myanmar 0 tonnes
  109. 29 Namibia 0 tonnes
  110. 29 Nauru 0 tonnes
  111. 29 Nepal 0 tonnes
  112. 29 Netherlands 0 tonnes compare
  113. 29 New Caledonia 0 tonnes
  114. 29 New Zealand 0 tonnes
  115. 29 Nicaragua 0 tonnes
  116. 29 Niger 0 tonnes
  117. 29 Nigeria 0 tonnes
  118. 29 North Korea 0 tonnes
  119. 29 North Macedonia 0 tonnes
  120. 29 Norway 0 tonnes
  121. 29 Oman 0 tonnes
  122. 29 Palau 0 tonnes
  123. 29 Palestine 0 tonnes
  124. 29 Panama 0 tonnes
  125. 29 Papua New Guinea 0 tonnes
  126. 29 Paraguay 0 tonnes
  127. 29 Peru 0 tonnes
  128. 29 Portugal 0 tonnes
  129. 29 Qatar 0 tonnes
  130. 29 Romania 0 tonnes
  131. 29 Rwanda 0 tonnes
  132. 29 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes
  133. 29 Saint Lucia 0 tonnes
  134. 29 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 tonnes
  135. 29 Samoa 0 tonnes
  136. 29 Sao Tome and Principe 0 tonnes
  137. 29 Saudi Arabia 0 tonnes compare
  138. 29 Senegal 0 tonnes
  139. 29 Serbia 0 tonnes
  140. 29 Seychelles 0 tonnes
  141. 29 Sierra Leone 0 tonnes
  142. 29 Singapore 0 tonnes
  143. 29 Slovakia 0 tonnes
  144. 29 Slovenia 0 tonnes compare
  145. 29 Solomon Islands 0 tonnes
  146. 29 South Africa 0 tonnes
  147. 29 South Sudan 0 tonnes
  148. 29 Sri Lanka 0 tonnes
  149. 29 Sudan 0 tonnes
  150. 29 Suriname 0 tonnes
  151. 29 Sweden 0 tonnes
  152. 29 Switzerland 0 tonnes
  153. 29 Syria 0 tonnes
  154. 29 Taiwan 0 tonnes compare
  155. 29 Tajikistan 0 tonnes
  156. 29 Tanzania 0 tonnes compare
  157. 29 Togo 0 tonnes
  158. 29 Tonga 0 tonnes
  159. 29 Trinidad and Tobago 0 tonnes
  160. 29 Tunisia 0 tonnes
  161. 29 Tuvalu 0 tonnes
  162. 29 Uganda 0 tonnes
  163. 29 Ukraine 0 tonnes compare
  164. 29 United Arab Emirates 0 tonnes
  165. 29 Uruguay 0 tonnes
  166. 29 Vanuatu 0 tonnes
  167. 29 Venezuela 0 tonnes compare
  168. 29 Vietnam 0 tonnes compare
  169. 29 Yemen 0 tonnes
  170. 29 Zambia 0 tonnes
  171. 29 Zimbabwe 0 tonnes

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Frequently asked questions

What is fertilizer production by nutrient type in France?
Fertilizer production by nutrient type in France was 0 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest fertilizer production by nutrient type recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 2.08 million tonnes in 1973.
What is the lowest fertilizer production by nutrient type recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 2003.
How does France rank for fertilizer production by nutrient type?
France ranks 29th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertilizer production by nutrient type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fertilizer production by nutrient type
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
197 places, 3,657 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Total fertilizer production by nutrient type (nitrogen, phosphate and potash), measured in tonnes of nutrient.