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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).
| Date |
Amount |
Rank |
| 2002 |
13,741 |
#117 |
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| 2001 |
11,529 |
#120 |
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| 2000 |
7,503 |
#122 |
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| 1999 |
1,940 |
#146 |
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| 1998 |
5,054 |
#132 |
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| 1997 |
12,555 |
#118 |
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| 1996 |
9,059 |
#119 |
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| 1995 |
6,769 |
#130 |
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| 1994 |
10,796 |
#117 |
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| 1993 |
10,155 |
#119 |
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| 1992 |
13,737 |
#112 |
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| 1991 |
7,752 |
#120 |
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| 1990 |
5,162 |
#123 |
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| 1989 |
10,234 |
#114 |
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| 1988 |
4,508 |
#105 |
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| 1987 |
6,531 |
#102 |
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| 1986 |
6,700 |
#102 |
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| 1985 |
5,800 |
#105 |
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| 1984 |
5,147 |
#105 |
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| 1983 |
8,387 |
#101 |
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| 1982 |
2,700 |
#114 |
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| 1981 |
6,918 |
#102 |
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| 1980 |
2,968 |
#111 |
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| 1979 |
3,255 |
#109 |
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| 1978 |
4,640 |
#103 |
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| 1977 |
3,614 |
#105 |
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| 1976 |
2,900 |
#108 |
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| 1975 |
3,200 |
#105 |
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| 1974 |
6,000 |
#99 |
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| 1973 |
5,299 |
#101 |
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| 1972 |
4,967 |
#98 |
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| 1971 |
4,100 |
#99 |
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| 1970 |
1,545 |
#119 |
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| 1969 |
2,912 |
#101 |
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| 1968 |
1,800 |
#109 |
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| 1967 |
2,900 |
#96 |
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| 1966 |
1,500 |
#104 |
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| 1965 |
1,500 |
#100 |
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| 1964 |
1,450 |
#101 |
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| 1963 |
1,150 |
#100 |
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| 1962 |
900 |
#103 |
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| 1961 |
800 |
#100 |
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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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