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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 |
2,962,780 |
#7 |
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| 2001 |
2,944,450 |
#6 |
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| 2000 |
2,962,500 |
#6 |
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| 1999 |
2,833,000 |
#7 |
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| 1998 |
2,578,052 |
#9 |
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| 1997 |
2,659,334 |
#8 |
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| 1996 |
2,412,979 |
#9 |
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| 1995 |
2,515,124 |
#9 |
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| 1994 |
2,183,572 |
#10 |
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| 1993 |
2,146,780 |
#11 |
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| 1992 |
2,147,915 |
#11 |
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| 1991 |
1,884,133 |
#13 |
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| 1990 |
1,892,899 |
#14 |
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| 1989 |
1,890,125 |
#15 |
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| 1988 |
1,739,392 |
#15 |
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| 1987 |
1,720,200 |
#16 |
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| 1986 |
1,785,200 |
#15 |
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| 1985 |
1,511,119 |
#16 |
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| 1984 |
1,253,004 |
#18 |
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| 1983 |
1,204,298 |
#18 |
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| 1982 |
1,244,316 |
#18 |
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| 1981 |
1,079,846 |
#20 |
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| 1980 |
1,079,704 |
#19 |
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| 1979 |
986,508 |
#18 |
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| 1978 |
879,800 |
#19 |
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| 1977 |
717,200 |
#21 |
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| 1976 |
631,300 |
#23 |
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| 1975 |
553,851 |
#23 |
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| 1974 |
425,500 |
#30 |
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| 1973 |
402,680 |
#32 |
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| 1972 |
436,360 |
#29 |
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| 1971 |
381,948 |
#29 |
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| 1970 |
283,206 |
#34 |
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| 1969 |
307,711 |
#32 |
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| 1968 |
244,649 |
#34 |
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| 1967 |
190,430 |
#33 |
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| 1966 |
111,834 |
#39 |
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| 1965 |
70,487 |
#45 |
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| 1964 |
85,176 |
#40 |
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| 1963 |
68,250 |
#44 |
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| 1962 |
41,370 |
#46 |
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| 1961 |
42,159 |
#45 |
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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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