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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 |
34,899 |
#94 |
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| 2001 |
52,502 |
#86 |
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| 2000 |
46,084 |
#86 |
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| 1999 |
49,510 |
#88 |
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| 1998 |
39,533 |
#90 |
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| 1997 |
39,190 |
#93 |
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| 1996 |
34,000 |
#93 |
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| 1995 |
30,000 |
#96 |
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| 1994 |
30,000 |
#92 |
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| 1993 |
22,304 |
#105 |
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| 1992 |
20,900 |
#105 |
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| 1991 |
18,100 |
#103 |
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| 1990 |
21,800 |
#99 |
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| 1989 |
28,600 |
#95 |
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| 1988 |
36,675 |
#78 |
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| 1987 |
49,800 |
#73 |
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| 1986 |
45,400 |
#73 |
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| 1985 |
49,100 |
#73 |
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| 1984 |
48,243 |
#75 |
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| 1983 |
42,669 |
#72 |
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| 1982 |
33,834 |
#76 |
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| 1981 |
34,966 |
#76 |
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| 1980 |
32,024 |
#76 |
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| 1979 |
32,608 |
#73 |
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| 1978 |
35,600 |
#72 |
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| 1977 |
34,000 |
#73 |
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| 1976 |
13,049 |
#85 |
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| 1975 |
12,500 |
#85 |
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| 1974 |
16,954 |
#81 |
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| 1973 |
16,180 |
#82 |
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| 1972 |
12,261 |
#87 |
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| 1971 |
14,900 |
#82 |
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| 1970 |
20,255 |
#76 |
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| 1969 |
14,349 |
#77 |
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| 1968 |
17,209 |
#73 |
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| 1967 |
13,212 |
#76 |
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| 1966 |
12,000 |
#73 |
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| 1965 |
8,500 |
#77 |
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| 1964 |
6,900 |
#79 |
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| 1963 |
5,300 |
#79 |
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| 1962 |
3,250 |
#86 |
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| 1961 |
3,250 |
#87 |
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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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