NationMaster - Time Series > Agriculture > Fertilizer consumption > metric tons

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).

Agriculture Statistics > Fertilizer consumption > metric tons > Botswana (historical data)

Date

Amount

Rank

2002

4,600

#134

2001

4,600

#136

2000

4,600

#136

1999

4,600

#133

1998

4,248

#135

1997

3,800

#137

1996

3,341

#140

1995

2,284

#145

1994

1,000

#150

1993

1,000

#155

1992

900

#150

1991

900

#146

1990

900

#149

1989

900

#144

1988

900

#128

1987

900

#130

1986

678

#132

1985

451

#138

1984

1,200

#128

1983

1,300

#126

1982

1,800

#118

1981

1,400

#123

1980

1,400

#121

1979

1,100

#125

1978

2,100

#113

1977

2,100

#114

1976

2,000

#112

1975

2,400

#111

1974

1,961

#115

1973

1,900

#116

1972

1,750

#116

1971

1,650

#116

1970

1,700

#117

1969

1,500

#117

1968

1,500

#114

1967

2,700

#98

1966

2,120

#97

1965

2,100

#96

1964

1,600

#96

1963

1,100

#101

1962

1,100

#98

1961

1,110

#97

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).