Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in France
France: Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply was 8.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in France, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in France is 8.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 36.9% on the previous year and down 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in France peaked at 28.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, -0.9%, in 1962.
France ranks 32nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.1% | — |
| 1962 | -0.9% | -143.7% |
| 1963 | 1.7% | -292.0% |
| 1964 | 2.3% | +34.0% |
| 1965 | 3.5% | +50.2% |
| 1966 | 4.8% | +38.5% |
| 1967 | 4.5% | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 9.2% | +102.0% |
| 1969 | 10.5% | +14.6% |
| 1970 | 8.7% | -17.3% |
| 1971 | 11.0% | +26.0% |
| 1972 | 13.4% | +22.2% |
| 1973 | 14.2% | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 16.1% | +13.5% |
| 1975 | 9.3% | -41.8% |
| 1976 | 10.4% | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 9.0% | -13.0% |
| 1978 | 9.4% | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 12.2% | +30.0% |
| 1980 | 16.7% | +36.9% |
| 1981 | 17.9% | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 13.7% | -23.9% |
| 1983 | 20.4% | +49.5% |
| 1984 | 20.7% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 23.0% | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 22.1% | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 22.4% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 23.2% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 24.4% | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 25.2% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 23.5% | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 25.7% | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 26.5% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 20.5% | -22.4% |
| 1995 | 23.5% | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 23.7% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 24.8% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 25.1% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 28.2% | +12.3% |
| 2000 | 26.5% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 22.0% | -17.2% |
| 2002 | 21.4% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 25.2% | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | -18.6% |
| 2005 | 23.0% | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | -22.3% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -24.8% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | -27.4% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | +43.2% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | -26.7% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +30.0% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -36.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.2% | -0.9% | 10.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.4% | 8.7% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.5% | 13.7% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.7% | 20.5% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 16.7% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 10.0% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 8.2% | 13.6% | 4 |
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- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 31,130 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8886 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 43,527 current LCU per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in France?
- Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in France was 8.2% 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 net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9% in 1962.
- How does France rank for net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply?
- France ranks 32nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net exported tonnes of food products expressed as a share of domestic supply. This includes items primarily intended for human consumption, but some may also be used for non-food purposes such as biofuels or animal feed. Positive values mean that countries are net exporters and negative values mean they are net importers.