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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 |
93,040 |
#76 |
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| 2001 |
98,332 |
#72 |
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| 2000 |
88,942 |
#76 |
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| 1999 |
102,000 |
#72 |
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| 1998 |
120,027 |
#73 |
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| 1997 |
121,000 |
#72 |
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| 1996 |
125,000 |
#69 |
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| 1995 |
135,000 |
#62 |
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| 1994 |
145,000 |
#61 |
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| 1993 |
151,000 |
#62 |
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| 1992 |
152,000 |
#63 |
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| 1991 |
159,000 |
#60 |
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| 1990 |
167,900 |
#59 |
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| 1989 |
177,100 |
#58 |
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| 1988 |
177,600 |
#53 |
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| 1987 |
177,300 |
#54 |
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| 1986 |
173,200 |
#55 |
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| 1985 |
179,700 |
#54 |
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| 1984 |
179,900 |
#53 |
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| 1983 |
177,000 |
#48 |
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| 1982 |
170,100 |
#46 |
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| 1981 |
169,400 |
#47 |
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| 1980 |
181,200 |
#46 |
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| 1979 |
184,300 |
#45 |
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| 1978 |
175,900 |
#47 |
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| 1977 |
155,600 |
#46 |
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| 1976 |
152,300 |
#47 |
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| 1975 |
143,400 |
#46 |
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| 1974 |
145,200 |
#47 |
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| 1973 |
158,700 |
#45 |
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| 1972 |
138,235 |
#45 |
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| 1971 |
151,000 |
#42 |
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| 1970 |
147,500 |
#39 |
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| 1969 |
146,000 |
#40 |
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| 1968 |
136,600 |
#39 |
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| 1967 |
133,800 |
#37 |
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| 1966 |
133,000 |
#35 |
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| 1965 |
133,200 |
#35 |
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| 1964 |
125,900 |
#35 |
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| 1963 |
121,640 |
#36 |
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| 1962 |
120,515 |
#34 |
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| 1961 |
106,500 |
#34 |
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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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