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DEFINITION:
Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. The time reference for fertilizer consumption is the crop year (July through June).
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Mexico | 1.71 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
2 | Argentina | 739,526 metric tons | 2002 | ||
3 | Philippines | 723,020 metric tons | 2002 | ||
4 | Colombia | 691,500 metric tons | 2002 | ||
5 | Chile | 455,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
6 | Venezuela | 300,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
7 | Peru | 274,007 metric tons | 2002 | ||
8 | Ecuador | 229,522 metric tons | 2002 | ||
9 | Guatemala | 186,200 metric tons | 2002 | ||
10 | Paraguay | 153,168 metric tons | 2002 | ||
11 | Costa Rica | 151,562 metric tons | 2002 | ||
12 | Uruguay | 128,929 metric tons | 2002 | ||
13 | Cuba | 121,900 metric tons | 2002 | ||
14 | Dominican Republic | 89,703 metric tons | 2002 | ||
15 | El Salvador | 55,333 metric tons | 2002 | ||
16 | Nicaragua | 53,796 metric tons | 2002 | ||
17 | Honduras | 50,228 metric tons | 2002 | ||
18 | Panama | 28,719 metric tons | 2002 | ||
19 | Bolivia | 13,741 metric tons | 2002 | ||
20 | Equatorial Guinea | 100 metric tons | 1980 |
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- India ranked first for fertilizer > consumption > metric tons amongst Hot countries in 2002.
- China has had the highest fertilizer > consumption > metric tons since 1986.
- United States ranked first for fertilizer > consumption > metric tons amongst Christian countries in 2002.
- Indonesia ranked first for fertilizer > consumption > metric tons amongst Muslim countries in 2002.
- France ranked first for fertilizer > consumption > metric tons amongst Europe in 2002.
- South Africa ranked first for fertilizer > consumption > metric tons amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2002.
- Brazil ranked first for fertilizer > consumption > metric tons amongst Catholic countries in 2002.
- Mexico ranked first for fertilizer > consumption > metric tons amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2002.
- Germany ranked second for fertilizer > consumption > metric tons amongst European Union in 2002.
- Russia ranked first for fertilizer > consumption > metric tons amongst Former Soviet republics in 2002.