Food exports in France
France: Food exports was 13.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food exports in France, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
France recorded 13.3% for food exports in 2024.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in France peaked at 19.0% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2006.
That places France 117th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Food exports in France, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 14.5% | — |
| 1963 | 16.0% | +10.6% |
| 1964 | 16.5% | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 16.4% | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 16.3% | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 16.0% | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 17.1% | +7.0% |
| 1969 | 17.7% | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 15.8% | -10.5% |
| 1971 | 17.5% | +10.8% |
| 1972 | 18.3% | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 19.0% | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 17.4% | -8.2% |
| 1975 | 15.6% | -10.2% |
| 1976 | 15.3% | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 14.6% | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 15.6% | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 14.8% | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 16.1% | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 17.0% | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 16.5% | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 16.9% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 16.4% | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 16.3% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 16.3% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 16.2% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 16.5% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 16.3% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 15.8% | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 15.3% | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 15.5% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 15.9% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 14.8% | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 14.4% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 14.0% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 13.6% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 12.8% | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 12.4% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 11.0% | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 13.5% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.3% | 14.5% | 17.7% | 8 |
| 1970s | 16.4% | 14.6% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 16.1% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 12.4% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 10.5% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.0% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 13.1% | 14.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More private sector data for France
- Merchandise trade 43.7% (2025)
- Food imports 10.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 786.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 78.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 683.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,940 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2029 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 11,444 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in France?
- Food exports in France was 13.3% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 1973.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2006.
- How does France rank for food exports?
- France ranks 117th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.