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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 |
89,038 |
#78 |
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| 2001 |
72,526 |
#80 |
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| 2000 |
73,014 |
#79 |
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| 1999 |
94,400 |
#73 |
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| 1998 |
121,500 |
#71 |
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| 1997 |
107,500 |
#76 |
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| 1996 |
103,000 |
#74 |
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| 1995 |
93,699 |
#74 |
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| 1994 |
93,000 |
#73 |
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| 1993 |
73,536 |
#83 |
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| 1992 |
82,003 |
#78 |
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| 1991 |
81,100 |
#76 |
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| 1990 |
72,512 |
#80 |
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| 1989 |
67,382 |
#84 |
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| 1988 |
56,291 |
#72 |
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| 1987 |
54,181 |
#71 |
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| 1986 |
45,051 |
#74 |
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| 1985 |
43,409 |
#74 |
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| 1984 |
43,479 |
#77 |
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| 1983 |
37,300 |
#77 |
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| 1982 |
31,279 |
#78 |
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| 1981 |
23,824 |
#84 |
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| 1980 |
22,459 |
#83 |
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| 1979 |
20,954 |
#83 |
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| 1978 |
18,543 |
#84 |
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| 1977 |
17,467 |
#84 |
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| 1976 |
14,877 |
#83 |
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| 1975 |
12,260 |
#86 |
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| 1974 |
12,696 |
#84 |
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| 1973 |
12,373 |
#88 |
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| 1972 |
10,616 |
#88 |
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| 1971 |
7,968 |
#90 |
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| 1970 |
5,359 |
#97 |
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| 1969 |
4,505 |
#96 |
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| 1968 |
3,069 |
#98 |
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| 1967 |
2,650 |
#99 |
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| 1966 |
3,400 |
#94 |
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| 1965 |
1,109 |
#107 |
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| 1964 |
1,022 |
#107 |
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| 1963 |
631 |
#110 |
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| 1962 |
431 |
#112 |
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| 1961 |
149 |
#118 |
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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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