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 > Colombia (historical data)

Date

Amount

Rank

2002

691,500

#31

2001

619,719

#33

2000

658,200

#32

1999

585,900

#33

1998

595,900

#33

1997

556,700

#34

1996

485,000

#35

1995

486,200

#35

1994

497,800

#34

1993

514,900

#36

1992

511,400

#37

1991

601,200

#33

1990

602,300

#36

1989

524,282

#40

1988

512,100

#36

1987

498,299

#36

1986

437,529

#37

1985

365,200

#41

1984

362,490

#40

1983

317,560

#41

1982

303,400

#40

1981

280,000

#40

1980

312,300

#39

1979

312,424

#39

1978

291,114

#40

1977

292,400

#39

1976

246,079

#40

1975

215,267

#42

1974

249,900

#38

1973

255,600

#38

1972

206,259

#39

1971

184,220

#38

1970

144,384

#40

1969

140,606

#41

1968

148,163

#38

1967

143,500

#36

1966

130,848

#37

1965

130,800

#36

1964

161,243

#34

1963

138,795

#34

1962

104,000

#36

1961

71,000

#42

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).