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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 |
900 |
#150 |
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| 2001 |
900 |
#153 |
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| 2000 |
900 |
#150 |
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| 1999 |
900 |
#152 |
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| 1998 |
900 |
#155 |
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| 1997 |
1,600 |
#147 |
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| 1996 |
1,600 |
#150 |
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| 1995 |
1,600 |
#149 |
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| 1994 |
1,600 |
#146 |
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| 1993 |
1,600 |
#146 |
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| 1992 |
1,100 |
#148 |
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| 1991 |
1,200 |
#141 |
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| 1990 |
1,800 |
#137 |
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| 1989 |
1,200 |
#141 |
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| 1988 |
1,200 |
#124 |
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| 1987 |
1,200 |
#127 |
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| 1986 |
600 |
#135 |
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| 1985 |
400 |
#139 |
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| 1984 |
500 |
#140 |
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| 1983 |
846 |
#132 |
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| 1982 |
700 |
#135 |
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| 1981 |
545 |
#136 |
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| 1980 |
1,352 |
#122 |
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| 1979 |
757 |
#129 |
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| 1978 |
437 |
#132 |
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| 1977 |
415 |
#134 |
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| 1976 |
244 |
#138 |
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| 1975 |
626 |
#130 |
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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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