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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 |
7,000 |
#130 |
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| 2001 |
7,000 |
#126 |
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| 2000 |
5,800 |
#128 |
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| 1999 |
5,500 |
#127 |
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| 1998 |
5,800 |
#130 |
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| 1997 |
5,200 |
#132 |
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| 1996 |
4,224 |
#137 |
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| 1995 |
5,095 |
#135 |
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| 1994 |
4,900 |
#132 |
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| 1993 |
11,600 |
#116 |
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| 1992 |
12,400 |
#115 |
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| 1991 |
11,500 |
#112 |
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| 1990 |
13,397 |
#107 |
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| 1989 |
13,810 |
#110 |
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| 1988 |
13,810 |
#94 |
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| 1987 |
13,489 |
#92 |
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| 1986 |
11,839 |
#95 |
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| 1985 |
8,798 |
#100 |
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| 1984 |
8,500 |
#96 |
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| 1983 |
17,300 |
#86 |
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| 1982 |
14,056 |
#89 |
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| 1981 |
17,362 |
#89 |
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| 1980 |
20,323 |
#84 |
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| 1979 |
14,594 |
#89 |
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| 1978 |
15,782 |
#86 |
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| 1977 |
9,757 |
#90 |
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| 1976 |
10,470 |
#91 |
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| 1975 |
9,400 |
#89 |
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| 1974 |
9,200 |
#89 |
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| 1973 |
12,744 |
#86 |
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| 1972 |
6,657 |
#94 |
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| 1971 |
7,275 |
#93 |
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| 1970 |
6,023 |
#92 |
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| 1969 |
5,370 |
#92 |
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| 1968 |
4,731 |
#91 |
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| 1967 |
6,500 |
#88 |
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| 1966 |
5,800 |
#88 |
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| 1965 |
5,500 |
#84 |
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| 1964 |
3,875 |
#88 |
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| 1963 |
3,633 |
#87 |
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| 1962 |
4,000 |
#82 |
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| 1961 |
3,900 |
#84 |
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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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