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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 |
2,992,000 |
#6 |
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| 2001 |
2,638,308 |
#7 |
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| 2000 |
2,493,500 |
#8 |
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| 1999 |
2,524,500 |
#9 |
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| 1998 |
2,727,700 |
#7 |
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| 1997 |
2,227,600 |
#10 |
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| 1996 |
2,715,900 |
#7 |
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| 1995 |
2,529,200 |
#8 |
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| 1994 |
2,467,000 |
#7 |
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| 1993 |
2,317,000 |
#9 |
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| 1992 |
2,583,000 |
#9 |
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| 1991 |
2,400,100 |
#9 |
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| 1990 |
2,500,800 |
#9 |
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| 1989 |
2,331,600 |
#11 |
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| 1988 |
2,480,900 |
#8 |
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| 1987 |
2,233,600 |
#10 |
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| 1986 |
2,049,400 |
#12 |
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| 1985 |
1,955,000 |
#12 |
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| 1984 |
1,877,900 |
#12 |
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| 1983 |
1,544,802 |
#15 |
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| 1982 |
1,592,963 |
#14 |
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| 1981 |
1,453,685 |
#15 |
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| 1980 |
1,173,025 |
#17 |
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| 1979 |
855,723 |
#20 |
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| 1978 |
763,385 |
#22 |
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| 1977 |
615,400 |
#24 |
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| 1976 |
492,600 |
#28 |
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| 1975 |
489,100 |
#28 |
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| 1974 |
499,000 |
#25 |
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| 1973 |
483,700 |
#28 |
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| 1972 |
450,664 |
#28 |
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| 1971 |
227,114 |
#35 |
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| 1970 |
240,193 |
#35 |
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| 1969 |
178,007 |
#38 |
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| 1968 |
271,408 |
#32 |
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| 1967 |
126,700 |
#38 |
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| 1966 |
145,004 |
#34 |
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| 1965 |
94,498 |
#40 |
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| 1964 |
96,242 |
#37 |
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| 1963 |
130,000 |
#35 |
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| 1962 |
149,396 |
#30 |
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| 1961 |
135,990 |
#32 |
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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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