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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 |
| 1987 |
100 |
#146 |
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| 1986 |
100 |
#142 |
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| 1981 |
22 |
#146 |
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| 1980 |
1,200 |
#125 |
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| 1979 |
1,844 |
#117 |
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| 1978 |
1,500 |
#122 |
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| 1977 |
1,300 |
#120 |
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| 1976 |
1,300 |
#121 |
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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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