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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 |
16,122,580 |
#3 |
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| 2001 |
17,344,310 |
#3 |
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| 2000 |
16,702,300 |
#3 |
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| 1999 |
18,056,730 |
#3 |
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| 1998 |
16,797,500 |
#3 |
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| 1997 |
16,187,990 |
#3 |
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| 1996 |
14,338,040 |
#3 |
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| 1995 |
13,876,240 |
#3 |
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| 1994 |
13,563,670 |
#3 |
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| 1993 |
12,385,270 |
#3 |
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| 1992 |
12,154,410 |
#3 |
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| 1991 |
12,728,080 |
#3 |
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| 1990 |
12,018,000 |
#3 |
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| 1989 |
11,314,300 |
#3 |
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| 1988 |
10,765,000 |
#3 |
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| 1987 |
8,342,700 |
#3 |
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| 1986 |
9,617,600 |
#3 |
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| 1985 |
8,665,400 |
#3 |
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| 1984 |
7,999,400 |
#3 |
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| 1983 |
6,635,500 |
#3 |
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| 1982 |
5,865,500 |
#3 |
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| 1981 |
6,084,600 |
#3 |
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| 1980 |
5,532,600 |
#4 |
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| 1979 |
5,272,900 |
#5 |
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| 1978 |
5,131,000 |
#4 |
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| 1977 |
4,295,800 |
#5 |
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| 1976 |
3,416,800 |
#6 |
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| 1975 |
3,493,800 |
#6 |
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| 1974 |
2,573,300 |
#6 |
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| 1973 |
2,838,500 |
#6 |
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| 1972 |
2,767,900 |
#6 |
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| 1971 |
2,656,800 |
#6 |
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| 1970 |
2,256,600 |
#6 |
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| 1969 |
1,982,000 |
#7 |
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| 1968 |
1,760,700 |
#8 |
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| 1967 |
1,539,000 |
#8 |
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| 1966 |
1,100,600 |
#10 |
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| 1965 |
784,600 |
#10 |
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| 1964 |
773,200 |
#10 |
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| 1963 |
543,900 |
#12 |
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| 1962 |
452,200 |
#14 |
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| 1961 |
338,300 |
#15 |
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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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