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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 |
811 |
#151 |
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| 2001 |
3,000 |
#141 |
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| 2000 |
3,000 |
#144 |
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| 1999 |
3,000 |
#142 |
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| 1998 |
3,000 |
#143 |
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| 1997 |
3,200 |
#138 |
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| 1996 |
3,200 |
#142 |
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| 1995 |
3,200 |
#141 |
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| 1994 |
2,700 |
#142 |
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| 1993 |
2,700 |
#142 |
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| 1992 |
2,700 |
#137 |
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| 1991 |
2,700 |
#132 |
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| 1990 |
2,700 |
#132 |
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| 1989 |
3,000 |
#130 |
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| 1988 |
3,100 |
#111 |
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| 1987 |
3,100 |
#114 |
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| 1986 |
3,800 |
#111 |
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| 1985 |
3,332 |
#115 |
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| 1984 |
4,667 |
#107 |
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| 1983 |
4,441 |
#110 |
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| 1982 |
6,000 |
#101 |
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| 1981 |
6,000 |
#104 |
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| 1980 |
5,800 |
#101 |
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| 1979 |
5,700 |
#101 |
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| 1978 |
5,900 |
#102 |
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| 1977 |
3,591 |
#106 |
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| 1976 |
4,800 |
#102 |
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| 1975 |
4,200 |
#99 |
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| 1974 |
6,500 |
#98 |
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| 1973 |
5,230 |
#102 |
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| 1972 |
4,560 |
#99 |
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| 1971 |
4,300 |
#98 |
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| 1970 |
5,700 |
#94 |
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| 1969 |
4,999 |
#93 |
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| 1968 |
5,812 |
#90 |
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| 1967 |
7,111 |
#85 |
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| 1966 |
6,214 |
#86 |
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| 1965 |
5,509 |
#83 |
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| 1964 |
9,147 |
#74 |
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| 1963 |
7,145 |
#76 |
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| 1962 |
7,639 |
#73 |
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| 1961 |
5,126 |
#77 |
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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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