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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 |
229,522 |
#54 |
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| 2001 |
349,651 |
#44 |
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| 2000 |
164,400 |
#64 |
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| 1999 |
175,500 |
#61 |
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| 1998 |
161,711 |
#65 |
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| 1997 |
162,600 |
#65 |
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| 1996 |
118,000 |
#72 |
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| 1995 |
101,000 |
#71 |
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| 1994 |
93,000 |
#74 |
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| 1993 |
94,000 |
#73 |
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| 1992 |
97,800 |
#72 |
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| 1991 |
82,600 |
#75 |
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| 1990 |
68,021 |
#83 |
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| 1989 |
74,228 |
#81 |
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| 1988 |
76,801 |
#68 |
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| 1987 |
63,244 |
#69 |
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| 1986 |
74,477 |
#66 |
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| 1985 |
72,338 |
#68 |
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| 1984 |
73,086 |
#66 |
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| 1983 |
73,800 |
#65 |
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| 1982 |
72,052 |
#65 |
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| 1981 |
70,400 |
#67 |
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| 1980 |
72,579 |
#64 |
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| 1979 |
79,359 |
#60 |
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| 1978 |
71,367 |
#61 |
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| 1977 |
85,938 |
#55 |
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| 1976 |
81,384 |
#54 |
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| 1975 |
32,724 |
#71 |
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| 1974 |
40,867 |
#67 |
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| 1973 |
52,410 |
#62 |
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| 1972 |
42,387 |
#65 |
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| 1971 |
18,400 |
#78 |
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| 1970 |
34,098 |
#65 |
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| 1969 |
41,397 |
#58 |
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| 1968 |
63,272 |
#53 |
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| 1967 |
49,933 |
#52 |
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| 1966 |
17,494 |
#67 |
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| 1965 |
15,383 |
#66 |
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| 1964 |
10,497 |
#70 |
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| 1963 |
18,749 |
#63 |
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| 1962 |
14,717 |
#62 |
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| 1961 |
10,997 |
#68 |
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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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