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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 |
| 1990 |
300 |
#155 |
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| 1989 |
2,700 |
#132 |
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| 1988 |
3,400 |
#109 |
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| 1987 |
3,500 |
#112 |
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| 1986 |
1,659 |
#124 |
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| 1985 |
1,460 |
#127 |
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| 1984 |
1,100 |
#132 |
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| 1983 |
2,800 |
#114 |
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| 1982 |
1,300 |
#123 |
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| 1981 |
5,100 |
#108 |
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| 1980 |
3,107 |
#108 |
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| 1979 |
5,497 |
#103 |
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| 1978 |
4,160 |
#106 |
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| 1977 |
6,213 |
#98 |
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| 1976 |
5,887 |
#99 |
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| 1975 |
4,856 |
#98 |
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| 1974 |
3,300 |
#109 |
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| 1973 |
3,292 |
#109 |
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| 1972 |
3,734 |
#105 |
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| 1971 |
1,900 |
#114 |
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| 1970 |
2,300 |
#110 |
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| 1969 |
1,800 |
#114 |
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| 1968 |
1,200 |
#117 |
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| 1967 |
1,600 |
#110 |
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| 1966 |
1,400 |
#106 |
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| 1965 |
300 |
#121 |
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| 1964 |
200 |
#118 |
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| 1963 |
100 |
#122 |
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| 1962 |
50 |
#123 |
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| 1961 |
50 |
#122 |
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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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