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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 |
19,298,450 |
#2 |
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| 2001 |
19,614,370 |
#2 |
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| 2000 |
18,794,980 |
#2 |
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| 1999 |
19,563,480 |
#2 |
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| 1998 |
19,773,870 |
#2 |
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| 1997 |
20,165,250 |
#2 |
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| 1996 |
20,310,310 |
#2 |
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| 1995 |
20,037,980 |
#2 |
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| 1994 |
19,297,270 |
#2 |
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| 1993 |
20,349,600 |
#2 |
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| 1992 |
18,991,000 |
#2 |
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| 1991 |
18,784,000 |
#2 |
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| 1990 |
18,586,940 |
#2 |
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| 1989 |
18,709,230 |
#2 |
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| 1988 |
17,733,130 |
#2 |
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| 1987 |
17,792,360 |
#2 |
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| 1986 |
17,285,670 |
#2 |
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| 1985 |
17,830,540 |
#1 |
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| 1984 |
19,688,210 |
#2 |
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| 1983 |
19,767,530 |
#1 |
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| 1982 |
16,415,910 |
#1 |
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| 1981 |
19,438,990 |
#1 |
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| 1980 |
21,479,950 |
#1 |
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| 1979 |
20,940,680 |
#1 |
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| 1978 |
20,470,610 |
#1 |
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| 1977 |
18,676,060 |
#1 |
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| 1976 |
20,058,580 |
#1 |
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| 1975 |
18,913,710 |
#1 |
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| 1974 |
15,940,910 |
#1 |
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| 1973 |
17,516,050 |
#1 |
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| 1972 |
16,322,140 |
#1 |
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| 1971 |
15,580,450 |
#1 |
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| 1970 |
15,535,480 |
#1 |
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| 1969 |
14,577,260 |
#1 |
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| 1968 |
14,074,590 |
#1 |
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| 1967 |
13,645,010 |
#1 |
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| 1966 |
12,676,550 |
#1 |
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| 1965 |
11,276,280 |
#1 |
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| 1964 |
9,953,907 |
#1 |
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| 1963 |
9,474,315 |
#1 |
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| 1962 |
8,604,260 |
#1 |
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| 1961 |
7,646,496 |
#1 |
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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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