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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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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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| 1 | Vietnam | 1.98 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 2 | Morocco | 399,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 3 | Syria | 322,805 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 4 | Cote d'Ivoire | 109,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 5 | Tunisia | 102,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 6 | Algeria | 98,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 7 | Benin | 47,841 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 8 | Mali | 42,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 9 | Lebanon | 39,420 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 10 | Cameroon | 34,899 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 11 | Senegal | 33,491 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 12 | Mozambique | 24,900 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 13 | Chad | 17,500 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 14 | Togo | 17,055 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 15 | Haiti | 13,930 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 16 | Madagascar | 9,125 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 17 | Cambodia | 7,620 metric tons | 1998 | ||
| 18 | Laos | 7,019 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 19 | Niger | 4,970 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 20 | Guinea | 3,200 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 21 | Mauritania | 2,900 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 1,671 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 23 | Central African Republic | 600 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 24 | Gabon | 300 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 25 | Djibouti | 100 metric tons | 1987 |
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Interesting observations about Agriculture > Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons
- India ranked first for fertilizer > consumption > metric tons amongst Hot countries in 2002.
- China has had the highest fertilizer > consumption > metric tons since 1986.
- United States ranked first for fertilizer > consumption > metric tons amongst Christian countries in 2002.
- Indonesia ranked first for fertilizer > consumption > metric tons amongst Muslim countries in 2002.
- France ranked first for fertilizer > consumption > metric tons amongst Europe in 2002.
- South Africa ranked first for fertilizer > consumption > metric tons amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2002.
- Brazil ranked first for fertilizer > consumption > metric tons amongst Catholic countries in 2002.
- Mexico ranked first for fertilizer > consumption > metric tons amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2002.
- Germany ranked second for fertilizer > consumption > metric tons amongst European Union in 2002.
- Russia ranked first for fertilizer > consumption > metric tons amongst Former Soviet republics in 2002.
