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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 |
166,200 |
#62 |
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| 2001 |
221,000 |
#55 |
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| 2000 |
187,500 |
#60 |
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| 1999 |
167,700 |
#63 |
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| 1998 |
163,200 |
#64 |
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| 1997 |
137,700 |
#67 |
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| 1996 |
173,500 |
#62 |
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| 1995 |
183,000 |
#56 |
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| 1994 |
296,000 |
#49 |
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| 1993 |
461,000 |
#39 |
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| 1992 |
440,000 |
#41 |
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| 1991 |
429,200 |
#42 |
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| 1990 |
400,380 |
#45 |
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| 1989 |
363,900 |
#47 |
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| 1988 |
325,200 |
#43 |
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| 1987 |
235,100 |
#49 |
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| 1986 |
256,700 |
#48 |
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| 1985 |
222,600 |
#49 |
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| 1984 |
266,200 |
#42 |
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| 1983 |
259,500 |
#42 |
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| 1982 |
213,000 |
#44 |
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| 1981 |
213,200 |
#44 |
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| 1980 |
173,900 |
#47 |
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| 1979 |
108,300 |
#54 |
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| 1978 |
71,400 |
#60 |
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| 1977 |
74,000 |
#59 |
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| 1976 |
79,000 |
#56 |
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| 1975 |
54,300 |
#62 |
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| 1974 |
28,900 |
#74 |
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| 1973 |
15,200 |
#84 |
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| 1972 |
19,558 |
#79 |
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| 1971 |
9,245 |
#88 |
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| 1970 |
6,894 |
#90 |
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| 1969 |
10,405 |
#83 |
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| 1968 |
10,100 |
#81 |
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| 1967 |
7,261 |
#84 |
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| 1966 |
7,330 |
#82 |
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| 1965 |
3,649 |
#92 |
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| 1964 |
2,801 |
#93 |
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| 1963 |
2,093 |
#94 |
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| 1962 |
1,685 |
#95 |
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| 1961 |
1,394 |
#95 |
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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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