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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 |
689,901 |
#32 |
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| 2001 |
716,603 |
#31 |
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| 2000 |
783,337 |
#28 |
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| 1999 |
821,085 |
#26 |
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| 1998 |
867,000 |
#26 |
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| 1997 |
992,000 |
#25 |
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| 1996 |
908,907 |
#25 |
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| 1995 |
979,029 |
#25 |
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| 1994 |
960,000 |
#25 |
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| 1993 |
973,700 |
#23 |
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| 1992 |
963,700 |
#25 |
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| 1991 |
927,700 |
#26 |
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| 1990 |
957,702 |
#25 |
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| 1989 |
978,044 |
#24 |
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| 1988 |
921,100 |
#22 |
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| 1987 |
904,400 |
#22 |
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| 1986 |
863,400 |
#22 |
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| 1985 |
836,800 |
#25 |
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| 1984 |
778,100 |
#24 |
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| 1983 |
717,600 |
#25 |
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| 1982 |
614,100 |
#28 |
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| 1981 |
768,751 |
#23 |
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| 1980 |
803,050 |
#22 |
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| 1979 |
851,138 |
#21 |
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| 1978 |
870,901 |
#20 |
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| 1977 |
736,130 |
#20 |
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| 1976 |
643,263 |
#21 |
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| 1975 |
865,498 |
#17 |
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| 1974 |
848,393 |
#17 |
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| 1973 |
757,094 |
#17 |
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| 1972 |
647,702 |
#18 |
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| 1971 |
598,200 |
#21 |
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| 1970 |
562,902 |
#19 |
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| 1969 |
534,589 |
#20 |
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| 1968 |
478,460 |
#22 |
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| 1967 |
486,491 |
#18 |
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| 1966 |
423,269 |
#18 |
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| 1965 |
336,466 |
#25 |
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| 1964 |
360,692 |
#18 |
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| 1963 |
345,852 |
#17 |
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| 1962 |
315,000 |
#16 |
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| 1961 |
316,114 |
#17 |
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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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