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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 |
165,943 |
#63 |
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| 2001 |
200,082 |
#60 |
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| 2000 |
151,500 |
#67 |
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| 1999 |
122,606 |
#69 |
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| 1998 |
169,000 |
#62 |
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| 1997 |
199,829 |
#59 |
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| 1996 |
192,000 |
#57 |
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| 1995 |
124,000 |
#65 |
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| 1994 |
225,068 |
#54 |
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| 1993 |
204,939 |
#57 |
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| 1992 |
236,963 |
#53 |
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| 1991 |
471,583 |
#38 |
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| 1990 |
684,900 |
#33 |
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| 1989 |
806,852 |
#30 |
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| 1988 |
903,000 |
#23 |
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| 1987 |
796,500 |
#23 |
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| 1986 |
846,000 |
#23 |
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| 1985 |
889,400 |
#21 |
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| 1984 |
938,000 |
#21 |
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| 1983 |
1,008,900 |
#21 |
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| 1982 |
1,010,600 |
#21 |
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| 1981 |
1,044,000 |
#21 |
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| 1980 |
829,700 |
#21 |
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| 1979 |
820,264 |
#22 |
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| 1978 |
737,715 |
#23 |
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| 1977 |
741,613 |
#19 |
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| 1976 |
657,854 |
#19 |
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| 1975 |
679,070 |
#20 |
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| 1974 |
567,403 |
#22 |
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| 1973 |
632,911 |
#23 |
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| 1972 |
646,074 |
#19 |
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| 1971 |
635,856 |
#15 |
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| 1970 |
638,814 |
#16 |
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| 1969 |
692,272 |
#14 |
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| 1968 |
842,326 |
#12 |
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| 1967 |
607,079 |
#13 |
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| 1966 |
476,842 |
#16 |
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| 1965 |
360,722 |
#20 |
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| 1964 |
283,856 |
#25 |
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| 1963 |
174,965 |
#29 |
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| 1962 |
150,791 |
#28 |
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| 1961 |
143,733 |
#30 |
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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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