Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land) 1961 - 2018

Description	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. For the purpose of data dissemination, FAO has adopted the concept of a calendar year (January to December). Some countries compile fertilizer data on a calendar year basis, while others are on a split-year basis. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Unit of measure	Absolute number

Description

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. For the purpose of data dissemination, FAO has adopted the concept of a calendar year (January to December). Some countries compile fertilizer data on a calendar year basis, while others are on a split-year basis. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Unit of measure

Absolute number

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization

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	United States
1961	41.3
1962	46.7
1963	51.1
1964	55.0
1965	61.0
1966	69.2
1967	76.2
1968	76.9
1969	76.1
1970	80.6
1971	82.9
1972	85.7
1973	91.5
1974	88.7
1975	95.7
1976	105.2
1977	102.8
1978	104.9
1979	110.2
1980	112.8
1981	107.0
1982	93.2
1983	98.8
1984	105.2
1985	98.6
1986	93.2
1987	94.8
1988	95.6
1989	98.8
1990	100.4
1991	100.8
1992	102.8
1993	108.9
1994	108.1
1995	108.8
1996	112.9
1997	113.9
1998	112.3
1999	111.9
2000	108.8
2001	110.1
2002	112.5
2003	120.2
2004	121.6
2005	117.8
2006	123.4
2007	123.4
2008	113.4
2009	107.7
2010	115.8
2011	128.4
2012	132.7
2013	135.0
2014	132.4
2015	127.7
2016	129.3
2017	132.0
2018	128.8

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Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land) 1961 - 2018

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