NationMaster - Time Series > Agriculture > Fertilizer consumption > metric tons (per capita)

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). Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.

Agriculture Statistics > Fertilizer consumption > metric tons (per capita) > South Africa (historical data)

Date

Amount

Rank

2002

21.294

#42

2001

17.015

#63

2000

16.825

#62

1999

18.095

#57

1998

18.683

#59

1997

18.595

#61

1996

20.097

#52

1995

19.606

#52

1994

19.646

#56

1993

22.506

#55

1992

19.972

#58

1991

20.597

#57

1990

22.304

#55

1989

22.727

#58

1988

24.514

#42

1987

21.624

#49

1986

25.93

#42

1985

28.006

#35

1984

31.577

#33

1983

29.543

#34

1982

39.11

#26

1981

43.635

#23

1980

38.597

#27

1979

35.821

#29

1978

34.751

#32

1977

33.646

#28

1976

32.175

#29

1975

31.248

#28

1974

29.608

#29

1973

29.43

#30

1972

30.109

#28

1971

27.307

#30

1970

25.25

#31

1969

23.542

#31

1968

23.958

#30

1967

22.808

#28

1966

21.111

#29

1965

18.359

#30

1964

17.735

#33

1963

15.579

#34

1962

14.088

#34

1961

11.973

#37

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). Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.