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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 |
7,148 |
#128 |
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| 2001 |
7,874 |
#125 |
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| 2000 |
22,404 |
#103 |
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| 1999 |
20,980 |
#106 |
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| 1998 |
30,856 |
#101 |
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| 1997 |
39,980 |
#92 |
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| 1996 |
31,214 |
#97 |
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| 1995 |
27,000 |
#101 |
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| 1994 |
35,900 |
#90 |
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| 1993 |
36,300 |
#93 |
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| 1992 |
47,923 |
#88 |
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| 1991 |
49,679 |
#85 |
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| 1990 |
46,800 |
#86 |
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| 1989 |
299,900 |
#51 |
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| 1988 |
41,191 |
#75 |
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| 1987 |
47,841 |
#75 |
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| 1986 |
42,479 |
#75 |
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| 1985 |
41,400 |
#76 |
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| 1984 |
36,300 |
#80 |
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| 1983 |
22,901 |
#82 |
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| 1982 |
29,209 |
#80 |
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| 1981 |
29,100 |
#80 |
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| 1980 |
35,500 |
#74 |
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| 1979 |
30,000 |
#75 |
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| 1978 |
29,300 |
#76 |
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| 1977 |
29,746 |
#77 |
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| 1976 |
30,721 |
#75 |
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| 1975 |
29,670 |
#73 |
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| 1974 |
31,144 |
#72 |
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| 1973 |
19,937 |
#79 |
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| 1972 |
16,028 |
#81 |
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| 1971 |
17,400 |
#80 |
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| 1970 |
15,000 |
#79 |
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| 1969 |
11,000 |
#80 |
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| 1968 |
9,000 |
#82 |
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| 1967 |
8,700 |
#81 |
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| 1966 |
8,800 |
#78 |
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| 1965 |
7,000 |
#80 |
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| 1964 |
3,900 |
#87 |
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| 1963 |
3,100 |
#89 |
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| 1962 |
2,380 |
#89 |
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| 1961 |
2,723 |
#88 |
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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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