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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 |
121,900 |
#70 |
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| 2001 |
205,900 |
#58 |
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| 2000 |
130,400 |
#69 |
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| 1999 |
155,500 |
#66 |
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| 1998 |
169,300 |
#61 |
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| 1997 |
239,400 |
#53 |
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| 1996 |
235,000 |
#52 |
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| 1995 |
244,000 |
#51 |
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| 1994 |
124,100 |
#66 |
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| 1993 |
172,000 |
#58 |
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| 1992 |
249,500 |
#50 |
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| 1991 |
365,000 |
#44 |
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| 1990 |
580,000 |
#38 |
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| 1989 |
661,400 |
#34 |
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| 1988 |
598,700 |
#34 |
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| 1987 |
654,100 |
#29 |
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| 1986 |
663,000 |
#29 |
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| 1985 |
585,300 |
#31 |
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| 1984 |
588,600 |
#31 |
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| 1983 |
528,054 |
#31 |
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| 1982 |
554,187 |
#30 |
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| 1981 |
607,341 |
#28 |
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| 1980 |
529,500 |
#29 |
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| 1979 |
464,400 |
#33 |
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| 1978 |
451,000 |
#33 |
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| 1977 |
418,000 |
#34 |
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| 1976 |
355,600 |
#34 |
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| 1975 |
330,900 |
#34 |
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| 1974 |
302,400 |
#35 |
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| 1973 |
277,300 |
#35 |
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| 1972 |
228,900 |
#36 |
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| 1971 |
292,000 |
#33 |
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| 1970 |
396,300 |
#29 |
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| 1969 |
466,700 |
#24 |
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| 1968 |
448,500 |
#24 |
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| 1967 |
325,300 |
#28 |
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| 1966 |
309,000 |
#25 |
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| 1965 |
230,000 |
#29 |
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| 1964 |
201,000 |
#29 |
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| 1963 |
172,357 |
#30 |
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| 1962 |
132,832 |
#32 |
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| 1961 |
105,000 |
#35 |
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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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