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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 |
50,228 |
#87 |
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| 2001 |
151,500 |
#65 |
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| 2000 |
180,500 |
#61 |
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| 1999 |
163,800 |
#64 |
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| 1998 |
139,893 |
#67 |
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| 1997 |
143,739 |
#66 |
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| 1996 |
82,600 |
#80 |
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| 1995 |
88,900 |
#76 |
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| 1994 |
29,500 |
#94 |
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| 1993 |
55,000 |
#86 |
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| 1992 |
40,668 |
#90 |
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| 1991 |
35,601 |
#88 |
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| 1990 |
14,994 |
#105 |
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| 1989 |
33,470 |
#90 |
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| 1988 |
39,876 |
#76 |
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| 1987 |
33,862 |
#78 |
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| 1986 |
25,174 |
#80 |
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| 1985 |
22,820 |
#82 |
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| 1984 |
36,447 |
#79 |
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| 1983 |
28,193 |
#79 |
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| 1982 |
24,221 |
#84 |
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| 1981 |
28,400 |
#82 |
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| 1980 |
28,500 |
#79 |
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| 1979 |
19,500 |
#84 |
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| 1978 |
23,400 |
#80 |
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| 1977 |
27,900 |
#80 |
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| 1976 |
25,400 |
#78 |
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| 1975 |
20,000 |
#78 |
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| 1974 |
18,700 |
#80 |
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| 1973 |
24,000 |
#75 |
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| 1972 |
23,900 |
#75 |
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| 1971 |
27,500 |
#66 |
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| 1970 |
24,000 |
#69 |
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| 1969 |
22,500 |
#70 |
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| 1968 |
18,000 |
#71 |
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| 1967 |
14,600 |
#74 |
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| 1966 |
11,650 |
#75 |
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| 1965 |
9,500 |
#73 |
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| 1964 |
7,800 |
#76 |
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| 1963 |
7,550 |
#75 |
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| 1962 |
6,667 |
#74 |
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| 1961 |
5,606 |
#75 |
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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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