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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 |
691,500 |
#31 |
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| 2001 |
619,719 |
#33 |
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| 2000 |
658,200 |
#32 |
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| 1999 |
585,900 |
#33 |
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| 1998 |
595,900 |
#33 |
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| 1997 |
556,700 |
#34 |
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| 1996 |
485,000 |
#35 |
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| 1995 |
486,200 |
#35 |
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| 1994 |
497,800 |
#34 |
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| 1993 |
514,900 |
#36 |
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| 1992 |
511,400 |
#37 |
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| 1991 |
601,200 |
#33 |
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| 1990 |
602,300 |
#36 |
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| 1989 |
524,282 |
#40 |
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| 1988 |
512,100 |
#36 |
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| 1987 |
498,299 |
#36 |
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| 1986 |
437,529 |
#37 |
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| 1985 |
365,200 |
#41 |
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| 1984 |
362,490 |
#40 |
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| 1983 |
317,560 |
#41 |
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| 1982 |
303,400 |
#40 |
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| 1981 |
280,000 |
#40 |
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| 1980 |
312,300 |
#39 |
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| 1979 |
312,424 |
#39 |
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| 1978 |
291,114 |
#40 |
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| 1977 |
292,400 |
#39 |
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| 1976 |
246,079 |
#40 |
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| 1975 |
215,267 |
#42 |
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| 1974 |
249,900 |
#38 |
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| 1973 |
255,600 |
#38 |
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| 1972 |
206,259 |
#39 |
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| 1971 |
184,220 |
#38 |
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| 1970 |
144,384 |
#40 |
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| 1969 |
140,606 |
#41 |
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| 1968 |
148,163 |
#38 |
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| 1967 |
143,500 |
#36 |
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| 1966 |
130,848 |
#37 |
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| 1965 |
130,800 |
#36 |
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| 1964 |
161,243 |
#34 |
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| 1963 |
138,795 |
#34 |
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| 1962 |
104,000 |
#36 |
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| 1961 |
71,000 |
#42 |
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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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