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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 |
300,000 |
#46 |
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| 2001 |
300,000 |
#47 |
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| 2000 |
282,000 |
#49 |
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| 1999 |
206,000 |
#54 |
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| 1998 |
221,700 |
#53 |
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| 1997 |
291,000 |
#49 |
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| 1996 |
305,000 |
#48 |
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| 1995 |
298,000 |
#46 |
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| 1994 |
246,000 |
#53 |
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| 1993 |
282,000 |
#52 |
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| 1992 |
322,000 |
#45 |
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| 1991 |
396,600 |
#43 |
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| 1990 |
434,000 |
#44 |
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| 1989 |
515,270 |
#42 |
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| 1988 |
666,465 |
#30 |
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| 1987 |
607,700 |
#32 |
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| 1986 |
508,400 |
#36 |
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| 1985 |
407,900 |
#39 |
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| 1984 |
267,700 |
#41 |
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| 1983 |
154,300 |
#53 |
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| 1982 |
158,800 |
#48 |
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| 1981 |
145,658 |
#50 |
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| 1980 |
241,125 |
#43 |
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| 1979 |
222,083 |
#43 |
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| 1978 |
196,800 |
#44 |
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| 1977 |
175,611 |
#45 |
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| 1976 |
160,997 |
#46 |
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| 1975 |
140,484 |
#47 |
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| 1974 |
128,605 |
#50 |
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| 1973 |
91,100 |
#52 |
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| 1972 |
84,726 |
#53 |
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| 1971 |
66,999 |
#54 |
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| 1970 |
59,470 |
#54 |
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| 1969 |
47,032 |
#56 |
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| 1968 |
53,435 |
#55 |
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| 1967 |
43,203 |
#55 |
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| 1966 |
33,882 |
#55 |
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| 1965 |
35,000 |
#52 |
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| 1964 |
33,000 |
#53 |
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| 1963 |
26,000 |
#54 |
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| 1962 |
16,000 |
#59 |
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| 1961 |
19,000 |
#54 |
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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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