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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 |
2,594,327 |
#9 |
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| 2001 |
2,613,413 |
#8 |
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| 2000 |
2,742,776 |
#7 |
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| 1999 |
3,033,160 |
#6 |
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| 1998 |
2,938,428 |
#6 |
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| 1997 |
2,856,819 |
#6 |
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| 1996 |
2,818,925 |
#6 |
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| 1995 |
2,820,946 |
#6 |
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| 1994 |
2,906,436 |
#6 |
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| 1993 |
2,672,215 |
#7 |
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| 1992 |
2,843,851 |
#7 |
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| 1991 |
2,968,658 |
#7 |
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| 1990 |
3,350,700 |
#6 |
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| 1989 |
4,590,900 |
#6 |
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| 1988 |
4,874,868 |
#5 |
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| 1987 |
4,809,980 |
#5 |
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| 1986 |
4,834,470 |
#5 |
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| 1985 |
4,822,756 |
#5 |
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| 1984 |
4,741,130 |
#5 |
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| 1983 |
4,587,420 |
#5 |
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| 1982 |
4,753,565 |
#5 |
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| 1981 |
4,856,240 |
#5 |
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| 1980 |
5,169,349 |
#5 |
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| 1979 |
5,309,308 |
#4 |
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| 1978 |
5,108,603 |
#5 |
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| 1977 |
5,050,607 |
#4 |
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| 1976 |
5,209,204 |
#3 |
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| 1975 |
4,932,429 |
#3 |
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| 1974 |
5,088,639 |
#3 |
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| 1973 |
4,935,926 |
#4 |
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| 1972 |
4,856,763 |
#4 |
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| 1971 |
4,900,681 |
#3 |
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| 1970 |
4,763,597 |
#2 |
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| 1969 |
4,561,443 |
#2 |
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| 1968 |
4,264,940 |
#2 |
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| 1967 |
4,211,429 |
#2 |
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| 1966 |
4,107,193 |
#2 |
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| 1965 |
4,195,802 |
#2 |
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| 1964 |
3,952,035 |
#2 |
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| 1963 |
3,703,469 |
#2 |
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| 1962 |
3,555,424 |
#2 |
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| 1961 |
3,275,800 |
#2 |
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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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