Yara International
Ambes, Le Havre, Montoir +1
2008-2025Company profileCountry market, Western Europe
France fertiliser market: trade, demand and supply
France exported 407 kt of CAN in 2025 (estimate), 4.0% of world exports (the 10th largest exporter).
Fertiliser demand, 2024 Demand: agricultural consumption of fertiliser nutrients (N, P₂O₅, K₂O), in tonnes of nutrient. Industrial uses of nitrogen are not included. Official statistics where reported, otherwise graded FertRadar estimates (grades A to D). Grade A: official. Source: FAO and national statistics (CC BY 4.0), completed by graded FertRadar estimates 1.3% of world demand, grade A
N: net imports, 2025 Imports minus exports of fertilisers in nutrient tonnes, from the FertRadar trade matrix (indicator D10). Raw materials and intermediates excluded. Source: Customs statistics reconciled by CEPII (BACI, Etalab Open Licence 2.0), cleaned and adjusted by FertRadar net importer
P₂O₅: net imports, 2025 Imports minus exports of fertilisers in nutrient tonnes, from the FertRadar trade matrix (indicator D10). Raw materials and intermediates excluded. Source: Customs statistics reconciled by CEPII (BACI, Etalab Open Licence 2.0), cleaned and adjusted by FertRadar net importer
K₂O: net imports, 2025 Imports minus exports of fertilisers in nutrient tonnes, from the FertRadar trade matrix (indicator D10). Raw materials and intermediates excluded. Source: Customs statistics reconciled by CEPII (BACI, Etalab Open Licence 2.0), cleaned and adjusted by FertRadar net importer
Years up to 2024 are complete annual data; only 2025, the latest year, is a FertRadar estimate: trade from the monthly customs declarations (UN Comtrade), production from the output reported for 2025. Agricultural use is shown to 2024, the latest year with reported data.
What France trades, 2025
28 products, tonnes of productProducts
Select a row to see the partners. World rank among exporters (X) and importers (M).
| Product | Exports | Imports | Net | Rank X | Rank M | Supplier concentration PRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urea | 248 kt | 1.9 Mt | −1.6 Mt | #28 | #7 | ••• |
| Urea ammonium nitrate solution | 4 kt | 1.9 Mt | −1.9 Mt | #24 | #2 | ••• |
| Calcium ammonium nitrate | 407 kt | 1.0 Mt | −640 kt | #10 | #2 | ••• |
| Anhydrous ammonia | 75 kt | 543 kt | −468 kt | #23 | #8 | ••• |
| Muriate of potash | 7 kt | 492 kt | −485 kt | #39 | #15 | ••• |
| NPK compound fertilisers | 88 kt | 378 kt | −289 kt | #27 | #11 | ••• |
| Sulphuric acid | 111 kt | 336 kt | −225 kt | #24 | #13 | ••• |
| Ammonium sulphate | 32 kt | 335 kt | −302 kt | #26 | #22 | ••• |
| Phosphoric acid | 12 kt | 310 kt | −299 kt | #26 | #7 | ••• |
| Diammonium phosphate | 3 kt | 272 kt | −270 kt | #42 | #8 | ••• |
| PK fertilisers | 9 kt | 211 kt | −201 kt | #13 | #1 | ••• |
| Sulphur | 32 kt | 175 kt | −143 kt | #44 | #25 | ••• |
| Triple superphosphate | 4 kt | 172 kt | −168 kt | #21 | #5 | ••• |
| Other NP (incl. NPS, APS) | 22 kt | 116 kt | −94 kt | #21 | #12 | ••• |
| Phosphate rock | 6 kt | 121 kt | −115 kt | #29 | #31 | ••• |
| Ammonium nitrate | 29 kt | 98 kt | −69 kt | #31 | #22 | ••• |
| Other fertilisers n.e.c. | 47 kt | 69 kt | −23 kt | #19 | #14 | ••• |
| Other nitrogenous fertilisers | 21 kt | 81 kt | −60 kt | #19 | #8 | ••• |
| Nitrophosphates | 2 kt | 94 kt | −91 kt | #27 | #3 | ••• |
| Other ammonium double salts and mixtures | 35 kt | 60 kt | −25 kt | #10 | #6 | ••• |
| Other potassic fertilisers | 5 kt | 72 kt | −67 kt | #24 | #8 | ••• |
| Sulphate of potash | 3 kt | 64 kt | −61 kt | #33 | #8 | ••• |
| Monoammonium phosphate | 6 kt | 37 kt | −31 kt | #35 | #29 | n/a |
| Single superphosphate | 5 kt | 33 kt | −28 kt | #19 | #9 | n/a |
| Calcium nitrate (double salts with AN) | 1 kt | 21 kt | −20 kt | #34 | #33 | n/a |
| Potassium nitrate | 3 kt | 20 kt | −17 kt | #20 | #13 | n/a |
| Other phosphatic fertilisers | 7 kt | 15 kt | −8 kt | #19 | #10 | n/a |
| Sodium nitrate | 0.5 kt | 5 kt | −5 kt | #21 | #14 | n/a |
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Urea: partners
Share of France's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Egypt 622 kt34% 2Algeria 481 kt26% 3Netherlands 270 kt15% 4Germany 162 kt8.7% 5Belgium 98 kt5.3% 6Russia 73 kt3.9% 7Spain 47 kt2.5% 8Slovakia 21 kt1.1% 9Austria 14 kt0.8% 10Iran 14 kt0.7%
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DestinationVolumeShare
1Spain 88 kt35% 2United Kingdom 56 kt23% 3Belgium 50 kt20% 4Portugal 12 kt4.7% 5Italy 10 kt3.9% 6Norway 5 kt1.9% 7Switzerland 4 kt1.6% 8Israel 4 kt1.5% 9Brazil 3 kt1.2% 10Germany 3 kt1.2%
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Urea ammonium nitrate solution: partners
Share of France's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Netherlands 599 kt32% 2United States 445 kt23% 3Trinidad and Tobago 445 kt23% 4Russia 175 kt9.2% 5Belgium 111 kt5.9% 6Egypt 45 kt2.3% 7Lithuania 35 kt1.8% 8Bulgaria 27 kt1.4% 9Poland 18 kt1.0%
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DestinationVolumeShare
1Germany 3 kt74% 2Belgium 0.3 kt6.8% 3Switzerland 0.3 kt6.7% 4Ukraine 0.2 kt5.4% 5Luxembourg 0.1 kt3.4% 6Algeria 0.1 kt1.5% 7Italy 0.1 kt1.4%
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Calcium ammonium nitrate: partners
Share of France's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
1United Kingdom 136 kt34% 2Germany 114 kt28% 3Ireland 51 kt13% 4Sweden 45 kt11% 5Luxembourg 10 kt2.5% 6Switzerland 9 kt2.2% 7Italy 9 kt2.2% 8Belgium 8 kt2.1% 9Netherlands 8 kt2.0% 10Spain 8 kt1.8%
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Anhydrous ammonia: partners
Share of France's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Russia 158 kt29% 2Trinidad and Tobago 144 kt27% 3Algeria 135 kt25% 4Germany 54 kt10% 5Belgium 17 kt3.2% 6Türkiye 11 kt2.0% 7Egypt 10 kt1.9% 8Netherlands 6 kt1.1%
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DestinationVolumeShare
Muriate of potash: partners
Share of France's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Germany 232 kt47% 2Spain 106 kt22% 3Canada 51 kt10% 4Belgium 48 kt9.8% 5Russia 23 kt4.7% 6Israel 20 kt4.1%
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Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
1Switzerland 3 kt48% 2Norway 2 kt33% 3Austria 0.4 kt5.8% 4Germany 0.3 kt4.2% 5Tunisia 0.2 kt3.3% 6Ireland 0.2 kt2.6%
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NPK compound fertilisers: partners
Share of France's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Belgium 205 kt54% 2Russia 66 kt17% 3Spain 21 kt5.4% 4Netherlands 18 kt4.8% 5Morocco 18 kt4.7% 6Finland 13 kt3.4% 7Italy 11 kt3.0% 8Portugal 10 kt2.7% 9Norway 4 kt1.1%
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DestinationVolumeShare
1Spain 30 kt34% 2Poland 8 kt8.8% 3Switzerland 7 kt8.2% 4United Kingdom 5 kt5.5% 5United States 4 kt5.0% 6Belgium 4 kt4.0% 7Netherlands 3 kt3.9% 8China 3 kt3.1% 9Germany 3 kt3.1% 10South Africa 2 kt2.6%
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Sulphuric acid: partners
Share of France's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Germany 118 kt35% 2Belgium 79 kt24% 3Spain 66 kt20% 4Switzerland 24 kt7.2% 5Italy 22 kt6.4% 6United Kingdom 9 kt2.8% 7Norway 9 kt2.7% 8Netherlands 5 kt1.6%
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DestinationVolumeShare
1Belgium 68 kt62% 2Spain 19 kt17% 3Germany 8 kt7.6% 4Netherlands 5 kt4.8% 5Switzerland 5 kt4.5% 6Italy 2 kt1.8% 7United Kingdom 1 kt1.1%
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Ammonium sulphate: partners
Share of France's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
1Belgium 10 kt32% 2Germany 7 kt21% 3Spain 4 kt14% 4Austria 4 kt12% 5Luxembourg 3 kt8.5% 6Poland 1 kt3.9% 7Kazakhstan 0.8 kt2.6% 8Switzerland 0.6 kt1.9% 9Italy 0.6 kt1.8% 10Denmark 0.6 kt1.7%
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Phosphoric acid: partners
Share of France's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Belgium 144 kt46% 2Morocco 114 kt37% 3Netherlands 16 kt5.2% 4Czechia 7 kt2.2% 5Serbia 6 kt1.8% 6Israel 5 kt1.7% 7Poland 5 kt1.6% 8South Africa 4 kt1.3% 9Germany 4 kt1.1% 10China 3 kt1.0%
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DestinationVolumeShare
1Netherlands 4 kt32% 2Belgium 2 kt13% 3Spain 2 kt13% 4United Kingdom 0.8 kt7.4% 5Nigeria 0.7 kt5.9% 6Morocco 0.7 kt5.8% 7United States 0.6 kt5.5% 8Italy 0.4 kt3.3% 9Germany 0.2 kt2.1% 10South Africa 0.2 kt1.7%
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Diammonium phosphate: partners
Share of France's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Morocco 92 kt34% 2Lithuania 89 kt33% 3Russia 33 kt12% 4Belgium 28 kt10% 5Tunisia 14 kt5.1% 6Egypt 11 kt4.0%
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Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
1Belgium 2 kt73% 2Spain 0.4 kt14% 3Germany 0.2 kt6.4% 4Australia <0.1 kt1.6% 5Luxembourg <0.1 kt1.3% 6Italy <0.1 kt1.1%
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PK fertilisers: partners
Share of France's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
1Netherlands 2 kt22% 2Spain 2 kt18% 3Poland 1 kt15% 4Belgium 1 kt13% 5Germany 0.6 kt6.7% 6Switzerland 0.6 kt6.5% 7India 0.4 kt4.5% 8Italy 0.3 kt3.6% 9Luxembourg 0.2 kt2.1% 10Ukraine 0.1 kt1.0%
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Sulphur: partners
Share of France's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Spain 51 kt29% 2Kazakhstan 39 kt22% 3Germany 23 kt13% 4Greece 14 kt7.8% 5United Kingdom 14 kt7.8% 6Türkiye 9 kt4.8% 7Portugal 8 kt4.5% 8Italy 6 kt3.4% 9Poland 5 kt2.7% 10Norway 3 kt1.7%
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Triple superphosphate: partners
Share of France's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Morocco 99 kt58% 2Israel 31 kt18% 3Netherlands 20 kt11% 4Spain 11 kt6.3% 5Egypt 5 kt3.0% 6Belgium 5 kt2.9%
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Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
Other NP (incl. NPS, APS): partners
Share of France's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Belgium 70 kt60% 2Russia 36 kt31% 3Greece 3 kt2.8% 4Morocco 2 kt2.1% 5Netherlands 2 kt1.6% 6Spain 2 kt1.4%
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Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
1Poland 4 kt18% 2Canada 3 kt15% 3Belgium 2 kt8.1% 4Argentina 2 kt7.2% 5Ireland 2 kt6.6% 6Türkiye 1 kt5.2% 7Hungary 1 kt5.1% 8Spain 1 kt4.9% 9Italy 0.9 kt4.3% 10Uruguay 0.9 kt4.0%
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Phosphate rock: partners
Share of France's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Algeria 60 kt50% 2Egypt 34 kt28% 3Tunisia 8 kt6.5% 4Morocco 6 kt5.3% 5Senegal 5 kt4.3% 6Spain 4 kt2.9% 7Belgium 3 kt2.3%
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DestinationVolumeShare
Ammonium nitrate: partners
Share of France's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Lithuania 38 kt39% 2Belgium 19 kt20% 3Sweden 10 kt11% 4Netherlands 9 kt8.9% 5Spain 7 kt6.9% 6Greece 6 kt5.6% 7Germany 4 kt3.6% 8Poland 2 kt2.5% 9Italy 2 kt1.9% 10Austria 2 kt1.6%
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DestinationVolumeShare
1Netherlands 13 kt44% 2Belgium 11 kt38% 3United Kingdom 2 kt7.0% 4Spain 2 kt5.9% 5Germany 0.4 kt1.4% 6Switzerland 0.3 kt1.1%
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Other fertilisers n.e.c.: partners
Share of France's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Belgium 48 kt70% 2Spain 5 kt6.5% 3Russia 4 kt5.9% 4Slovakia 4 kt5.1% 5Netherlands 3 kt3.9% 6United Kingdom 1 kt1.6% 7Israel 1 kt1.5% 8Denmark 1 kt1.4% 9Italy 0.9 kt1.3% 10Germany 0.8 kt1.2%
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DestinationVolumeShare
1Switzerland 6 kt13% 2Denmark 5 kt10% 3Spain 4 kt8.0% 4Belgium 4 kt7.9% 5Germany 3 kt6.8% 6Italy 3 kt6.6% 7Croatia 3 kt5.5% 8Algeria 2 kt4.5% 9Slovenia 1 kt2.9% 10Poland 1 kt2.8%
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Other nitrogenous fertilisers: partners
Share of France's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Belgium 54 kt67% 2Netherlands 13 kt16% 3Poland 4 kt4.7% 4Slovakia 3 kt3.1% 5Germany 2 kt2.1% 6Spain 2 kt2.1% 7Portugal 1 kt1.6% 8Croatia 1 kt1.5% 9Lithuania 0.9 kt1.1%
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DestinationVolumeShare
1Germany 5 kt22% 2Ireland 4 kt20% 3Switzerland 3 kt13% 4Italy 2 kt11% 5United Kingdom 2 kt9.0% 6Netherlands 0.8 kt3.9% 7Latvia 0.8 kt3.9% 8Belgium 0.8 kt3.8% 9Poland 0.7 kt3.1% 10Lithuania 0.3 kt1.5%
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Nitrophosphates: partners
Share of France's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Belgium 31 kt33% 2Italy 18 kt19% 3Portugal 16 kt17% 4Netherlands 9 kt9.5% 5Finland 9 kt9.3% 6Lithuania 8 kt9.0% 7Spain 3 kt3.0%
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DestinationVolumeShare
1Germany 1 kt46% 2Uruguay 0.5 kt22% 3Spain 0.3 kt12% 4Australia 0.1 kt5.0% 5Latvia 0.1 kt2.8% 6United Kingdom 0.1 kt2.6% 7Poland 0.1 kt2.6% 8Belgium <0.1 kt1.0%
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Other ammonium double salts and mixtures: partners
Share of France's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Spain 22 kt37% 2Belgium 13 kt22% 3Poland 13 kt21% 4Slovakia 5 kt7.7% 5Netherlands 3 kt5.5% 6Germany 1 kt2.3% 7Russia 1 kt1.9% 8Luxembourg 0.8 kt1.4%
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DestinationVolumeShare
Other potassic fertilisers: partners
Share of France's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
1Algeria 1 kt29% 2Belgium 1 kt28% 3United Kingdom 0.9 kt18% 4Netherlands 0.5 kt9.6% 5Switzerland 0.3 kt5.8% 6Luxembourg 0.1 kt2.9% 7Brazil 0.1 kt2.9% 8Italy 0.1 kt1.4%
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Sulphate of potash: partners
Share of France's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Germany 31 kt49% 2Belgium 25 kt40% 3United Kingdom 2 kt2.8% 4Italy 2 kt2.6% 5Austria 0.9 kt1.4% 6Spain 0.8 kt1.3% 7Egypt 0.7 kt1.1%
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DestinationVolumeShare
1Spain 0.6 kt25% 2Germany 0.5 kt18% 3Austria 0.3 kt13% 4Ghana 0.2 kt6.9% 5United States 0.2 kt6.3% 6Switzerland 0.1 kt5.8% 7Côte d'Ivoire 0.1 kt5.0% 8Netherlands 0.1 kt4.6% 9Saudi Arabia 0.1 kt4.4% 10Poland <0.1 kt2.0%
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Monoammonium phosphate: partners
Share of France's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
Customers
No customer above the publication threshold.
Single superphosphate: partners
Share of France's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
Customers
No customer above the publication threshold.
Calcium nitrate (double salts with AN): partners
Share of France's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
Customers
No customer above the publication threshold.
Potassium nitrate: partners
Share of France's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
Customers
No customer above the publication threshold.
Other phosphatic fertilisers: partners
Share of France's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
Customers
No customer above the publication threshold.
Sodium nitrate: partners
Share of France's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
No supplier above the publication threshold.
Customers
No customer above the publication threshold.
Main products over time
Six largest products of 2025 on each side, tonnes of product.
Urea ammonium nitrate solutionUreaCalcium ammonium nitrateAnhydrous ammoniaMuriate of potashNPK compound fertilisers2025 estimated
kt product.
| Year | Urea ammonium nitrate solution | Urea | Calcium ammonium nitrate | Anhydrous ammonia | Muriate of potash | NPK compound fertilisers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (estimate) | 1,903 | 1,855 | 1,047 | 543 | 492 | 378 |
| 2024 | 1,696 | 1,681 | 971 | 519 | 452 | 461 |
| 2023 | 1,680 | 1,667 | 770 | 440 | 379 | 261 |
| 2022 | 1,840 | 1,938 | 799 | 451 | 402 | 311 |
| 2021 | 1,612 | 1,568 | 1,027 | 561 | 669 | 446 |
| 2020 | 1,888 | 1,462 | 949 | 462 | 607 | 447 |
| 2019 | 1,972 | 1,445 | 940 | 560 | 652 | 362 |
| 2018 | 1,960 | 1,525 | 910 | 573 | 748 | 201 |
| 2017 | 1,877 | 1,772 | 825 | 758 | 801 | 269 |
| 2016 | 2,082 | 1,529 | 804 | 543 | 704 | 221 |
| 2015 | 2,017 | 1,396 | 1,000 | 653 | 725 | 321 |
| 2014 | 2,269 | 1,577 | 883 | 678 | 859 | 437 |
| 2013 | 2,114 | 1,267 | 910 | 743 | 773 | 393 |
| 2012 | 1,927 | 1,270 | 992 | 635 | 850 | 385 |
| 2011 | 1,763 | 1,115 | 1,112 | 686 | 952 | 445 |
| 2010 | 780 | 714 | 895 | 628 | 697 | 411 |
| 2009 | 862 | 546 | 235 | 517 | 281 | 176 |
| 2008 | 1,068 | 602 | 387 | 657 | 960 | 519 |
| 2007 | 832 | 556 | 316 | 825 | 891 | 444 |
| 2006 | 609 | 510 | 1,110 | 941 | 767 | 365 |
| 2005 | 1,106 | 723 | 1,023 | 683 | 1,464 | 398 |
| 2004 | 1,079 | 696 | 974 | 760 | 1,843 | 420 |
| 2003 | 1,067 | 856 | 899 | 653 | 1,646 | 508 |
| 2002 | 942 | 531 | 631 | 497 | 1,437 | 384 |
| 2001 | 854 | 616 | 931 | 398 | 1,391 | 581 |
| 2000 | 1,429 | 673 | 1,004 | 521 | 1,696 | 593 |
| 1999 | 1,264 | 619 | 908 | 550 | 1,727 | 515 |
| 1998 | 1,204 | 532 | 905 | 561 | 1,887 | 712 |
| 1997 | 898 | 573 | 815 | 476 | 1,517 | 592 |
| 1996 | 1,293 | 330 | 1,188 | 539 | 1,409 | 704 |
| 1995 | 1,356 | 522 | 1,223 | 515 | 1,087 | 681 |
Latest 10 years shown. for the full history since 1995, every view and the table.
FertRadar, from customs statistics reconciled by CEPII (BACI)About this data
Nutrient balance
exports minus imports, tonnes of nutrientCompoundsIntermediatesNitrogen2025 estimated
kt N, exports minus imports.
| Year | Compounds | Intermediates | Nitrogen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (estimate) | −132 | −387 | −1,572 |
| 2024 | −151 | −332 | −1,417 |
| 2023 | −111 | −261 | −1,350 |
| 2022 | −78.2 | −284 | −1,543 |
| 2021 | −147 | −379 | −1,410 |
| 2020 | −155 | −292 | −1,372 |
| 2019 | −138 | −360 | −1,429 |
| 2018 | −92.6 | −407 | −1,423 |
| 2017 | −128 | −580 | −1,615 |
| 2016 | −116 | −374 | −1,541 |
| 2015 | −138 | −449 | −1,508 |
| 2014 | −132 | −522 | −1,674 |
| 2013 | −134 | −542 | −1,443 |
| 2012 | −123 | −469 | −1,471 |
| 2011 | −119 | −526 | −1,392 |
| 2010 | −139 | −489 | −778 |
| 2009 | −58.5 | −321 | −504 |
| 2008 | −101 | −478 | −597 |
| 2007 | −137 | −614 | −465 |
| 2006 | −98.9 | −715 | −646 |
| 2005 | −77.6 | −484 | −993 |
| 2004 | −154 | −510 | −971 |
| 2003 | −147 | −385 | −1,116 |
| 2002 | −123 | −237 | −823 |
| 2001 | −147 | −240 | −956 |
| 2000 | −149 | −311 | −1,221 |
| 1999 | −125 | −384 | −1,031 |
| 1998 | −155 | −415 | −1,042 |
| 1997 | −116 | −304 | −850 |
| 1996 | −136 | −365 | −975 |
| 1995 | −171 | −329 | −941 |
Latest 10 years shown. for the full history since 1995, every view and the table.
Raw materials and intermediates are shown apart from fertilisers.About this data
By product family, 2025
| Family | Exports | Imports | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compounds | 19 kt | 152 kt | −132 kt |
| Intermediates | 62 kt | 449 kt | −387 kt |
| Nitrogen | 242 kt | 1.8 Mt | −1.6 Mt |
| Family | Exports | Imports | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compounds | 24 kt | 286 kt | −261 kt |
| Intermediates | 6 kt | 168 kt | −161 kt |
| Phosphate | 4 kt | 89 kt | −85 kt |
| Raw materials | 2 kt | 36 kt | −35 kt |
| Family | Exports | Imports | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compounds | 15 kt | 99 kt | −84 kt |
| Intermediates | 1 kt | 9 kt | −8 kt |
| Potash | 6 kt | 343 kt | −337 kt |
Demand
agricultural consumption, tonnes of nutrient, 1995-2024NP₂O₅K₂Oestimate (grade C or D)
kt nutrient, agricultural consumption.
| Year | N | P₂O₅ | K₂O |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,887 | 330 | 394 |
| 2023 | 1,835 | 323 | 356 |
| 2022 | 1,734 | 241 | 245 |
| 2021 | 1,983 | 419 | 517 |
| 2020 | 2,090 | 454 | 505 |
| 2019 | 2,025 | 399 | 406 |
| 2018 | 2,170 | 440 | 489 |
| 2017 | 2,347 | 459 | 473 |
| 2016 | 2,192 | 410 | 393 |
| 2015 | 2,240 | 440 | 469 |
| 2014 | 2,159 | 445 | 484 |
| 2013 | 2,168 | 483 | 449 |
| 2012 | 2,025 | 434 | 480 |
| 2011 | 1,944 | 242 | 396 |
| 2010 | 2,043 | 278 | 434 |
| 2009 | 1,901 | 165 | 135 |
| 2008 | 2,099 | 296 | 390 |
| 2007 | 2,402 | 632 | 794 |
| 2006 | 2,205 | 556 | 731 |
| 2005 | 2,205 | 597 | 735 |
| 2004 | 2,324 | 683 | 889 |
| 2003 | 2,375 | 746 | 978 |
| 2002 | 2,203 | 713 | 965 |
| 2001 | 2,467 | 881 | 1,022 |
| 2000 | 2,482 | 989 | 1,115 |
| 1999 | 2,447 | 1,011 | 1,208 |
| 1998 | 2,419 | 1,035 | 1,302 |
| 1997 | 2,392 | 1,049 | 1,395 |
| 1996 | 2,524 | 1,031 | 1,488 |
| 1995 | 2,392 | 1,031 | 1,491 |
Latest 10 years shown. for the full history since 1995, every view and the table.
FertRadar, from FAO and national statistics. Dashed: FertRadar estimates, grades C and DAbout this data
Indicators, 2024
Import dependence and growth are part of Pro.
| Indicator | N | P₂O₅ | K₂O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumption per hectare of cropland, kg (FAO, as published, 2024) | 94.9A | 16.6A | 19.8A |
| Consumption per capita, kg (FAO, as published, 2024) | 28.4A | 5.0A | 5.9A |
| Share of world demand, % | 1.6A | 0.7A | 1.0A |
| Import dependence, net imports / consumption, % PRO | ••• | ••• | ••• |
| Growth of consumption, 5-year compound, % a year PRO | ••• | ••• | ••• |
Supply
production of fertiliser nutrientsProduction, 1995-2025
Tonnes of nutrient produced, each in its own basis.
NP₂O₅K₂Oestimate (grade C or D)2025 estimated
kt nutrient, production.
| Year | N | P₂O₅ | K₂O |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (estimate) | 235 | 28.8 | 0.00 |
| 2024 | 235 | 28.8 | 0.00 |
| 2023 | 277 | 20.7 | 0.00 |
| 2022 | 348 | 42.7 | 0.00 |
| 2021 | 348 | 40.1 | 0.00 |
| 2020 | 505 | 35.5 | 0.00 |
| 2019 | 406 | 41.1 | 0.00 |
| 2018 | 502 | 25.5 | 0.00 |
| 2017 | 354 | 76.8 | 0.00 |
| 2016 | 362 | 128 | 0.00 |
| 2015 | 469 | 179 | 0.00 |
| 2014 | 497 | 231 | 0.00 |
| 2013 | 525 | 215 | 0.00 |
| 2012 | 345 | 243 | 0.00 |
| 2011 | 324 | 286 | 0.00 |
| 2010 | 1,358 | 372 | 0.00 |
| 2009 | 1,360 | 205 | 0.00 |
| 2008 | 1,554 | 459 | 0.00 |
| 2007 | 1,792 | 404 | 0.00 |
| 2006 | 1,431 | 700 | 0.00 |
| 2005 | 985 | 575 | 0.00 |
| 2004 | 1,075 | 136 | 0.00 |
| 2003 | 1,030 | 154 | 0.00 |
| 2002 | 1,101 | 157 | 130 |
| 2001 | 1,101 | 157 | 244 |
| 2000 | 1,101 | 157 | 320 |
| 1999 | 1,101 | 157 | 345 |
| 1998 | 1,101 | 157 | 453 |
| 1997 | 1,610 | 157 | 725 |
| 1996 | 1,475 | 157 | 751 |
| 1995 | 1,347 | 157 | 799 |
Latest 10 years shown. for the full history since 1995, every view and the table.
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Self-sufficiency, 2024
Production divided by consumption, by nutrient.
| Indicator | N | P₂O₅ | K₂O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-sufficiency, production / consumption, % PRO | ••• | ••• | ••• |
Companies in France
producers with published figuresNarrow down: France by nutrient and by product
Anhydrous ammoniaAmmonium nitrateAmmonium sulphateCalcium ammonium nitrateDiammonium phosphateMuriate of potashNPK compound fertilisersNitrophosphatesOther NP (incl. NPS, APS)Other ammonium double salts and mixturesOther fertilisers n.e.c.Other potassic fertilisersOther nitrogenous fertilisersPhosphate rockPhosphoric acidPK fertilisersSulphate of potashSulphurSulphuric acidTriple superphosphateUrea ammonium nitrate solutionUrea
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France, all fertilisers, raw materials and intermediates: demand and supply 1995-2025, trade 1995-2025, partners of the latest year, prices.
- DemandAgricultural consumption of N, P₂O₅ and K₂O, kt of nutrient, with data quality grade.31 rows
- SupplyProduction of N, P₂O₅ and K₂O fertiliser nutrients, kt of nutrient, with grade.31 rows
- IndicatorsIndicators of 2024: total demand, consumption per hectare and per capita, share of world, self-sufficiency, net imports, import dependence, growth.8 rows
- Imports volumeImports by product, kt product, 1995-2025 (2025 estimated).29 rows
- Imports valueImports by product, USD million, FOB, 1995-2025 (2025 estimated).29 rows
- Imports unit valueImports by product, USD per tonne of product, 1995-2025 (2025 estimated).29 rows
- Exports volumeExports by product, kt product, 1995-2025 (2025 estimated).29 rows
- Exports valueExports by product, USD million, FOB, 1995-2025 (2025 estimated).29 rows
- Exports unit valueExports by product, USD per tonne of product, 1995-2025 (2025 estimated).29 rows
- Nutrient balanceExports, imports and balance in kt of nutrient, by nutrient and product family. Raw materials and intermediates shown apart.30 rows
- SuppliersSuppliers by product in the latest year: volume, value, unit value and share.191 rows
- DestinationsDestinations by product in the latest year: volume, value, unit value and share.226 rows
- ProducersProducers with published figures in this country (sites or group figures).1 rows
- PricesWorld Bank benchmarks, monthly averages, nominal US dollars per tonne of product (gas per MMBtu).321 rows
- AdjustmentsCorrections FertRadar applied to the customs data behind this file, with their evidence.96 rows
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About this data
MethodologyDefinitions5
- Trade
- Sum of all reported bilateral flows of the product in the year, in tonnes of product, after FertRadar adjustments (phantom tonnes imputed, reclassifications, duplicate codes removed).
- Net imports (D10)
- Imports minus exports of fertilisers in nutrient tonnes, from the FertRadar trade matrix (indicator D10). Raw materials and intermediates excluded.
- Demand
- Demand: agricultural consumption of fertiliser nutrients (N, P₂O₅, K₂O), in tonnes of nutrient. Industrial uses of nitrogen are not included. Official statistics where reported, otherwise graded FertRadar estimates (grades A to D).
- Production
- Production of fertiliser nutrients (N, P₂O₅, K₂O), in tonnes of nutrient, as reported by countries; gaps filled with graded FertRadar estimates. Not mine output: mine production and capacity are shown separately.
- Grades
- A official or provisional, B FAO estimate or imputation, C FertRadar estimate anchored on independent data, D FertRadar statistical estimate.
Sources and reliability7
Official statistics and the producers' own documents only, cleaned and reconciled by FertRadar. Every figure keeps a reference to its document, and every correction to the customs data is documented one by one.
- CEPII, BACI (Etalab Open Licence 2.0)
- United Nations Statistics Division, UN Comtrade
- FAO, FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0)
- U.S. Geological Survey, USGS Minerals Yearbook (Public domain)
- United Nations Statistics Division, Standard country or area codes for statistical use
- Eurostat, Gross nutrient balance (Eurostat reuse policy)
- Documents cited by the adjustments: CEPII; EuroChem; Interfax; Metals & Mining Intelligence via Vedomosti; OCP Group; Statistics Agency under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan; Uralkali; USGS; Various companies and regulators
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Adjustments to the customs data96
FertRadar corrects, reclassifies or annotates customs flows only on documented evidence. Those touching this page: 47 corrections, 31 context notes, 13 reclassifications, 4 known anomalies and 1 acid basis override; 21 confirmed by a published figure, 45 estimated.
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Notes10
- France imported 1.9 Mt of UAN solution in 2025 (estimate), 29% of world imports (the 2nd largest importer).
- Agricultural use of fertiliser nutrients was 2.6 Mt in 2024: 1.9 Mt N, 330 kt P₂O₅ and 394 kt K₂O.
- Fertiliser production in 2024: 235 kt N and 29 kt P₂O₅.
- Exports, imports and balance (exports minus imports) by nutrient and product family. Raw materials and intermediates are shown apart from fertilisers so as not to mix them.
- Trade figures: CEPII BACI with the FertRadar adjustments listed on this page. Tonnes of product unless stated; kt = thousand tonnes, Mt = million tonnes.
- 2025 is a FertRadar estimate from the monthly customs declarations (UN Comtrade), hatched in the charts. Replaced by the annual data when published.
- Values exclude freight and insurance (FOB equivalent). Unit values are customs averages over shipments under different contracts, not market prices.
- Fertiliser use and production: FertRadar best estimate (FAOSTAT values as reported, gaps filled with graded FertRadar estimates). Grades: A official or provisional, B FAO estimate or imputation, C FertRadar estimate anchored on independent data, D FertRadar statistical estimate.
- Years as reported to FAO (some countries report fiscal or fertiliser years). No forecasts.
- Two kinds of production. Nitrogen (N) and phosphate (P₂O₅): fertiliser production, the nutrient contained in the fertiliser products made in the country. Potash (K₂O): mine output, all uses included. Production of raw materials for all uses (phosphate rock, ammonia, sulphur) is shown on the product and capacity pages.
How to cite
FertRadar (2026), "France fertiliser market: trade, demand and supply", fertradar.com, https://fertradar.com/countries/france/, Release 2026.10.