High income OECD countries Compared by Agriculture > Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons > Per capita
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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). Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | New Zealand | 216.52 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
2 | Ireland | 149.29 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
3 | Australia | 116.06 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
4 | Canada | 83.34 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
5 | United States | 66.92 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
6 | France | 66.58 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
7 | Iceland | 62.11 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
8 | Finland | 56.34 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
9 | Denmark | 55.26 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
10 | Spain | 52.27 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
11 | Norway | 40.55 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
12 | Poland | 39.54 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
13 | Greece | 36.86 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
14 | Czech Republic | 36.16 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
15 | Slovenia | 35.05 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
16 | Germany | 31.44 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
17 | United Kingdom | 30.37 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
18 | Sweden | 30.03 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
19 | Chile | 28.84 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
20 | Belgium | 27.97 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
21 | Austria | 25.77 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
22 | Italy | 25.07 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
23 | Netherlands | 20.81 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
24 | Portugal | 19.96 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
25 | Estonia | 19.88 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
26 | South Korea | 14.49 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
27 | Switzerland | 12.77 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
28 | Israel | 12.37 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
29 | Japan | 10.07 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 |