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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 |
1,230,000 |
#24 |
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| 2001 |
1,130,717 |
#24 |
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| 2000 |
1,188,275 |
#24 |
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| 1999 |
1,323,800 |
#23 |
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| 1998 |
1,406,000 |
#20 |
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| 1997 |
1,252,000 |
#21 |
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| 1996 |
1,131,000 |
#23 |
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| 1995 |
1,092,000 |
#23 |
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| 1994 |
1,157,300 |
#21 |
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| 1993 |
1,031,000 |
#21 |
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| 1992 |
964,900 |
#24 |
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| 1991 |
941,000 |
#25 |
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| 1990 |
909,500 |
#27 |
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| 1989 |
892,900 |
#27 |
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| 1988 |
887,100 |
#24 |
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| 1987 |
747,600 |
#24 |
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| 1986 |
658,300 |
#30 |
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| 1985 |
623,400 |
#30 |
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| 1984 |
647,000 |
#30 |
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| 1983 |
492,000 |
#34 |
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| 1982 |
442,800 |
#35 |
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| 1981 |
400,100 |
#35 |
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| 1980 |
453,000 |
#34 |
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| 1979 |
434,400 |
#35 |
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| 1978 |
368,600 |
#35 |
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| 1977 |
320,100 |
#38 |
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| 1976 |
298,846 |
#36 |
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| 1975 |
248,020 |
#37 |
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| 1974 |
226,136 |
#40 |
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| 1973 |
267,447 |
#36 |
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| 1972 |
213,816 |
#38 |
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| 1971 |
171,258 |
#41 |
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| 1970 |
192,973 |
#38 |
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| 1969 |
152,128 |
#39 |
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| 1968 |
121,800 |
#41 |
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| 1967 |
117,000 |
#40 |
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| 1966 |
115,100 |
#38 |
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| 1965 |
97,600 |
#38 |
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| 1964 |
83,081 |
#44 |
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| 1963 |
78,641 |
#43 |
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| 1962 |
77,609 |
#41 |
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| 1961 |
74,527 |
#40 |
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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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