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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 |
381,300 |
#40 |
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| 2001 |
383,760 |
#41 |
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| 2000 |
386,200 |
#39 |
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| 1999 |
347,000 |
#43 |
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| 1998 |
330,000 |
#43 |
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| 1997 |
321,000 |
#43 |
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| 1996 |
317,000 |
#44 |
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| 1995 |
284,000 |
#48 |
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| 1994 |
360,000 |
#41 |
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| 1993 |
455,000 |
#40 |
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| 1992 |
538,600 |
#35 |
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| 1991 |
508,000 |
#36 |
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| 1990 |
489,000 |
#41 |
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| 1989 |
487,000 |
#43 |
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| 1988 |
453,000 |
#39 |
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| 1987 |
451,700 |
#38 |
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| 1986 |
411,470 |
#39 |
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| 1985 |
343,480 |
#42 |
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| 1984 |
261,422 |
#44 |
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| 1983 |
215,153 |
#46 |
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| 1982 |
94,255 |
#57 |
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| 1981 |
67,419 |
#68 |
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| 1980 |
40,964 |
#73 |
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| 1979 |
21,909 |
#82 |
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| 1978 |
14,429 |
#88 |
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| 1977 |
8,008 |
#93 |
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| 1976 |
7,111 |
#96 |
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| 1975 |
9,300 |
#90 |
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| 1974 |
8,005 |
#93 |
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| 1973 |
8,442 |
#92 |
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| 1972 |
2,514 |
#112 |
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| 1971 |
2,500 |
#109 |
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| 1970 |
4,700 |
#99 |
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| 1969 |
4,000 |
#97 |
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| 1968 |
3,100 |
#97 |
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| 1967 |
2,000 |
#103 |
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| 1966 |
8,243 |
#80 |
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| 1965 |
5,327 |
#86 |
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| 1964 |
4,900 |
#83 |
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| 1963 |
4,000 |
#84 |
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| 1962 |
4,000 |
#80 |
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| 1961 |
4,000 |
#83 |
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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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