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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 | United States | 19.3 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
2 | India | 16.12 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
3 | Pakistan | 2.96 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
4 | Canada | 2.61 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
5 | Australia | 2.28 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
6 | Bangladesh | 1.42 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
7 | Egypt | 1.27 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
8 | Malaysia | 1.23 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
9 | New Zealand | 852,897 metric tons | 2002 | ||
10 | Sri Lanka | 284,218 metric tons | 2002 | ||
11 | Malawi | 193,008 metric tons | 2002 | ||
12 | Nigeria | 166,200 metric tons | 2002 | ||
13 | Kenya | 142,758 metric tons | 2002 | ||
14 | Burma | 132,300 metric tons | 2002 | ||
15 | Zimbabwe | 110,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
16 | Israel | 81,300 metric tons | 2002 | ||
17 | Sudan | 69,496 metric tons | 2002 | ||
18 | Zambia | 65,168 metric tons | 2002 | ||
19 | United Arab Emirates | 35,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
20 | Jordan | 33,500 metric tons | 2002 | ||
21 | Ghana | 31,030 metric tons | 2002 | ||
22 | Jamaica | 22,400 metric tons | 2002 | ||
23 | Guyana | 17,879 metric tons | 2002 | ||
24 | Fiji | 12,290 metric tons | 2002 | ||
25 | Yemen | 11,600 metric tons | 2002 | ||
26 | Lesotho | 11,300 metric tons | 2002 | ||
27 | Uganda | 9,306 metric tons | 2002 | ||
28 | Tanzania | 7,148 metric tons | 2002 | ||
29 | Swaziland | 7,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
30 | Belize | 4,700 metric tons | 2002 | ||
31 | Botswana | 4,600 metric tons | 2002 | ||
32 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3,258 metric tons | 2002 | ||
33 | Brunei | 3,000 metric tons | 1993 | ||
34 | Singapore | 2,418 metric tons | 2002 | ||
35 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,700 metric tons | 2002 | ||
36 | Saint Lucia | 1,343 metric tons | 2002 | ||
37 | Kuwait | 1,050 metric tons | 2002 | ||
38 | Qatar | 900 metric tons | 2001 | ||
39 | Barbados | 811 metric tons | 2002 | ||
=40 | The Gambia | 800 metric tons | 2002 | ||
=40 | The Bahamas | 800 metric tons | 2002 | ||
42 | Dominica | 543 metric tons | 2002 | ||
43 | Somalia | 500 metric tons | 2002 | ||
=44 | Sierra Leone | 300 metric tons | 2002 | ||
=44 | Namibia | 300 metric tons | 2002 | ||
=46 | Bahrain | 100 metric tons | 2002 | ||
=46 | Bhutan | 100 metric tons | 1997 |
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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.