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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 |
| 1993 |
3,000 |
#139 |
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| 1992 |
4,500 |
#133 |
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| 1991 |
4,400 |
#130 |
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| 1990 |
4,200 |
#126 |
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| 1989 |
400 |
#155 |
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| 1988 |
700 |
#131 |
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| 1987 |
400 |
#141 |
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| 1986 |
1,260 |
#128 |
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| 1985 |
895 |
#131 |
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| 1984 |
845 |
#134 |
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| 1983 |
213 |
#144 |
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| 1982 |
545 |
#136 |
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| 1981 |
188 |
#144 |
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| 1980 |
500 |
#137 |
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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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