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Annex 1. Statistics |
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World fertilizer consumption |
|
N |
P2O5 |
K2O |
Total |
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Million tonnes nutrients |
|
1920/21 |
negligible |
1.73 |
negligible |
1.73 |
|
1930/31 |
1.30 |
2.77 |
1.39 |
5.46 |
|
1960/61 |
10.83 |
10.73 |
8.48 |
30.04 |
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1970/71 |
31.75 |
21.11 |
16.29 |
69.15 |
|
1980/81 |
60.78 |
32.04 |
24.39 |
117.21 |
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1990/91 |
77.56 |
36.07 |
24.61 |
138.24 |
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Average
1998/99 to 2000/01 |
82.78 |
33.08 |
22.10 |
137.96 |
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World fertilizer consumption, average 1998/99 to 2000/01 |
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N |
P2O5 |
K2O |
Total |
|
Million tonnes nutrients |
|
World |
82.78 |
33.08 |
22.10 |
137.96 |
|
West Europe |
9.83 |
3.41 |
3.90 |
17.14 |
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Central Europe |
2.18 |
0.58 |
0.60 |
3.36 |
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Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) |
2.52 |
0.60 |
0.78 |
3.91 |
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North America |
12.57 |
4.51 |
4.79 |
21.87 |
|
Latin America |
4.86 |
3.48 |
3.17 |
11.52 |
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Oceania |
1.18 |
1.51 |
0.37 |
3.06 |
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Africa |
1.35 |
0.79 |
0.45 |
2.58 |
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Middle East (inc. Egypt & Libya) |
4.20 |
1.61 |
0.32 |
6.13 |
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South Asia |
14.67 |
5.19 |
1.75 |
21.61 |
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East Asia |
5.30 |
1.96 |
2.17 |
9.43 |
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Socialist Asia |
24.11 |
9.44 |
3.80 |
37.35 |
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The important countries / regions producing and exporting
fertilizers and their raw materials |
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Capacities in 2000 |
|
Ammonia |
Phosphoric
acid |
Potash |
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|
Million t. N |
Million t. P2O5 |
Million t. K2O |
|
| World |
127.80 |
40.00 |
36.80 |
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| West Europe |
11.70 |
1.60 |
5.80 |
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| Central Europe / Eastern Europe and
Central Asia (EECA) |
26.60 |
7.70 |
12.20 |
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| North America |
18.70 |
12.70 |
14.80 |
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| Latin America |
7.40 |
1.90 |
0.90 |
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| Africa |
1.60 |
6.40 |
- |
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Middle East (inc. Egypt & Libya) |
8.90 |
2.50 |
2.80 |
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| China |
28.70 |
3.40 |
- |
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| Other Asia |
23.50 |
3.40 |
- |
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Nitrogen fertilizer production, average 1998/99 to 2000/2001 |
| World |
86.96 |
|
|
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| China |
21.97 |
|
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| North America |
13.85 |
|
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| West and Central Europe |
12.43 |
|
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| India |
10.76 |
|
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Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) |
8.63 |
|
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Middle East (inc. Egypt & Libya) |
6.50 |
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| East Asia |
5.20 |
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| Others |
7.62 |
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| Million tonnes N |
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Phosphate rock production, average 1999 to 2001 |
| World |
41.11 |
|
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| Africa |
11.81 |
|
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| USA |
10.75 |
|
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| China |
6.12 |
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| Russia |
3.70 |
|
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| Others |
8.73 |
|
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| Million tonnes P2O5 |
|
|
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Potash production, average 1999 to 2001 |
| World |
25.67 |
|
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| Canada |
8.52 |
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| Russia and Belarus |
7.57 |
|
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| West Europe |
4.85 |
|
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| Israel and Jordan |
2.88 |
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| Others |
1.85 |
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| Million tonnes K2O |
|
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Sulphur production
(all forms),
average 1999 to 2001 |
| World |
59.84 |
|
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| North America |
19.94 |
|
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| West Europe |
7.29 |
|
|
|
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Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) |
7.86 |
|
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| East Asia |
6.03 |
|
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Middle East (inc. Egypt & Libya) |
5.75 |
|
|
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| China |
5.60 |
|
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| Others |
7.37 |
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| Million tonnes S |
|
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Nitrogen fertilizer trade - Exports minus imports - Average 1999 to
2001 |
|
Ammonia |
Nitrogen
fertilizers |
Total |
|
|
Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) |
3.87 |
5.04 |
8.91 |
|
| Trinidad |
2.52 |
0.25 |
2.77 |
|
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Middle East (inc. Egypt & Libya) |
0.56 |
1.92 |
2.48 |
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Million tonnes N |
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Phosphate fertilizer trade - Exports minus imports - Average 1999 to
2001 |
|
Phosphate
rock |
Phosphoric
acid |
Phosphate
fertilizers |
Total |
|
Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) |
1.35 |
- |
1.53 |
2.88 |
| USA |
-0.61 |
0.21 |
5.40 |
5.00 |
| Africa |
4.88 |
2.85 |
1.37 |
9.10 |
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Million tonnes P2O5 |
|
|
Phosphate rock exports, average 1999 to 2001 |
| World |
9.97 |
|
|
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| Africa |
4.96 |
|
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|
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Middle East (inc. Egypt & Libya) |
2.06 |
|
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| Russia |
1.37 |
|
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| China |
1.08 |
|
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| Others |
0.50 |
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| Million tonnes P2O5 |
|
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top | Statistics | Some important fertilizers |
Conversion factors |
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Annex 2. Composition of some important fertilizers |
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Common names |
N |
P2O5 |
K2O |
S |
MgO |
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Nutrients as % of product |
Nitrogen
Fertilizers |
Ammonia |
82 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ammonium sulphate |
21 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
| Ammonium nitrate |
33-34.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Calcium ammonium nitrate |
20.4-27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Urea |
45-46 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Phosphate
Fertilizers |
Single superphosphate |
0 |
16-20 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
| Triple superphosphate |
0 |
46 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Diammonium phosphate |
18 |
46 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Monoammonium phosphate |
11 |
52 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ground rock phosphate |
0 |
20-40 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Potash
Fertilizers |
Muriate of potash (potassium chloride) |
0 |
0 |
60 |
0 |
0 |
| Sulphate of potash |
0 |
0 |
50 |
18 |
0 |
| Sulphate of potash magnesia |
0 |
0 |
22-30 |
17-22 |
10-11 |
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Magnesium
Fertilizers |
Kieserite |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20-22 |
25-27 |
| Epsom salt |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12-13 |
15-16 |
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Complex
Fertilizers |
NPK fertilizers |
5-25 |
5-25 |
5-25 |
*** |
*** |
| NP fertilizers |
15-25 |
15-25 |
0 |
*** |
0 |
| NK fertilizers |
13-25 |
0 |
15-46 |
*** |
0 |
| PK fertilizers |
0 |
7-30 |
10-30 |
*** |
*** |
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*** Some with S and/ or Mg and/or micronutrients |
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top | Statistics | Some important fertilizers |
Conversion factors |
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Annex 3. Conversion factors |
| Area and distance |
1 hectare (ha) |
= |
2.471 yards |
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1 meter |
= |
1.0936 yards |
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1 acre |
=
= |
4480 sq. yards
0.4047 hectare |
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1 yard |
= |
0.9144 metre |
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Weight |
1 kilogram (kg) |
= |
2.2046 pounds |
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1 kg/ha |
= |
0.9822 lb/acre |
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1 metric tonne |
=
= |
1.1023 short tons (2000 lb)
0.9842 long ton (2240 lb) |
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1 pound (lb) |
= |
0.4536 kilogram |
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1 lb/acre |
= |
1.1208 kg/ha |
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| Cereals |
1 bushel wheat (U.S.) |
= |
60 lb = 27.215 kg |
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1 bushel maize (U.S.) |
= |
56 lb = 25.410 kg |
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| Fertilizers |
Phosphorus |
|
| To change P2O5 (phosphate) to
P |
multiply P2O5 by 0.4364 |
| To change P to P2O5 |
multiply P by 2.2914 |
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| Potassium |
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| To change K2O (potash) to K |
multiply K2O by 0.8302 |
| To change K to K2O |
multiply K by 1.2046 |
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