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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 |
35,000 |
#93 |
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| 2001 |
35,000 |
#90 |
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| 2000 |
35,100 |
#96 |
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| 1999 |
36,200 |
#95 |
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| 1998 |
35,400 |
#97 |
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| 1997 |
32,300 |
#100 |
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| 1996 |
32,200 |
#95 |
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| 1995 |
32,000 |
#92 |
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| 1994 |
29,400 |
#95 |
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| 1993 |
27,700 |
#97 |
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| 1992 |
22,300 |
#101 |
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| 1991 |
17,470 |
#104 |
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| 1990 |
12,500 |
#109 |
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| 1989 |
12,120 |
#113 |
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| 1988 |
5,400 |
#102 |
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| 1987 |
3,120 |
#113 |
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| 1986 |
1,440 |
#125 |
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| 1985 |
3,727 |
#111 |
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| 1984 |
2,735 |
#114 |
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| 1983 |
4,595 |
#108 |
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| 1982 |
3,809 |
#110 |
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| 1981 |
3,655 |
#114 |
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| 1980 |
3,054 |
#109 |
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| 1979 |
3,500 |
#108 |
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| 1978 |
1,514 |
#121 |
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| 1977 |
900 |
#126 |
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| 1976 |
1,100 |
#124 |
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| 1975 |
900 |
#125 |
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| 1974 |
719 |
#127 |
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| 1973 |
530 |
#128 |
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| 1972 |
557 |
#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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