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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 |
31,030 |
#98 |
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| 2001 |
31,027 |
#94 |
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| 2000 |
11,886 |
#115 |
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| 1999 |
15,406 |
#111 |
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| 1998 |
15,184 |
#114 |
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| 1997 |
21,316 |
#108 |
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| 1996 |
17,400 |
#111 |
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| 1995 |
9,700 |
#121 |
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| 1994 |
7,700 |
#122 |
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| 1993 |
7,568 |
#124 |
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| 1992 |
10,100 |
#119 |
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| 1991 |
8,000 |
#119 |
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| 1990 |
13,000 |
#108 |
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| 1989 |
8,480 |
#115 |
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| 1988 |
12,655 |
#96 |
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| 1987 |
10,886 |
#96 |
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| 1986 |
7,600 |
#101 |
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| 1985 |
12,500 |
#91 |
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| 1984 |
8,400 |
#97 |
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| 1983 |
21,400 |
#83 |
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| 1982 |
27,100 |
#82 |
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| 1981 |
29,000 |
#81 |
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| 1980 |
12,000 |
#92 |
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| 1979 |
18,500 |
#85 |
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| 1978 |
19,000 |
#83 |
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| 1977 |
31,200 |
#76 |
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| 1976 |
20,500 |
#81 |
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| 1975 |
24,500 |
#76 |
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| 1974 |
9,729 |
#88 |
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| 1973 |
6,642 |
#95 |
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| 1972 |
4,502 |
#100 |
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| 1971 |
2,885 |
#107 |
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| 1970 |
3,343 |
#102 |
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| 1969 |
1,188 |
#118 |
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| 1968 |
1,356 |
#116 |
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| 1967 |
1,319 |
#113 |
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| 1966 |
1,200 |
#110 |
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| 1965 |
1,134 |
#106 |
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| 1964 |
1,473 |
#100 |
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| 1963 |
2,100 |
#93 |
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| 1962 |
1,930 |
#91 |
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| 1961 |
718 |
#104 |
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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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