20 



COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER CONSUMPTION 



By Primary Nutrients and Fertilizer Materials, 1976 - 1981 



PRIMARY 

 NUTRIENTS 



Nitrogen 



Available P^O^ 



K^O 



TOTAL NUTRIENTS^... 



FERTILIZER 

 MATERIALS 



NITROGEN MATERIALS: 



Anhydrous Ammonia 



Aqua Ammonia 



Ammonium Nitrate 



Ammonium Sulphate 



Nitrogen Solution 



Urea 



Other 



PHOSPHATE MATERIALS: 



Phosphate Rock 



Superphosphate-over 25X. 



Ammonium Phosphate 



Other 



POTASH MATERIALS: 



Chloride 50-62% 



Other 



NATURAL ORGANIC 



SECONDARY AND 

 MICRONUTRIENTS: 



Gypsum 



Other 



MIXTURES 



TOTAL MATERIALS 

 AND MIXTURES 



1976 



1977 



1978 



1979 



1980 



1981 



53,982 



62,989 



5,725 



122,696 



153 



64,024 



74,294 



8,609 



146,927 



6.055 

 148 

 69,115 

 5,174 

 5,143 

 9,261 

 1,036 



50 



10,581 



27,144 



991 



13,318 

 



127 



53,982 



59,816 



5,298 



119,097 



76,382 

 78,997 

 10,292 



165,671 



64,889 



57,450 



8,759 



131,098 



8,255 







59,615 



15,244 



8,401 



23,570 











6,274 



19,574 



786 



10,522 

 6,197 



86,440 

 70,069 

 10,836 



167,345 



668 



1^ Year ending June 1. 



2/ Data for some years may not add due to rounding. 



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