Short tons (million)
Line Bar combo chart with 56 groups, 4 lines, and 0 bars per group.
Group 1, 1960.
Line 1, Total 7.4637.
Line 2, Potash 2.1533.
Line 3, Phosphate 2.5724.
Line 4, Nitrogen 2.738.
Group 2, 1961.
Line 1, Total 7.8444.
Line 2, Potash 2.1685.
Line 3, Phosphate 2.6451.
Line 4, Nitrogen 3.0308.
Group 3, 1962.
Line 1, Total 8.4475.
Line 2, Potash 2.2705.
Line 3, Phosphate 2.807.
Line 4, Nitrogen 3.37.
Group 4, 1963.
Line 1, Total 9.5054.
Line 2, Potash 2.5034.
Line 3, Phosphate 3.0729.
Line 4, Nitrogen 3.9291.
Group 5, 1964.
Line 1, Total 10.4603.
Line 2, Potash 2.7297.
Line 3, Phosphate 3.3778.
Line 4, Nitrogen 4.3528.
Group 6, 1965.
Line 1, Total 10.9852.
Line 2, Potash 2.8345.
Line 3, Phosphate 3.5122.
Line 4, Nitrogen 4.6385.
Group 7, 1966.
Line 1, Total 12.4446.
Line 2, Potash 3.2212.
Line 3, Phosphate 3.8971.
Line 4, Nitrogen 5.3263.
Group 8, 1967.
Line 1, Total 13.9736.
Line 2, Potash 3.6418.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.3047.
Line 4, Nitrogen 6.0271.
Group 9, 1968.
Line 1, Total 15.0335.
Line 2, Potash 3.7926.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.4533.
Line 4, Nitrogen 6.7876.
Group 10, 1969.
Line 1, Total 15.5148.
Line 2, Potash 3.8916.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.6656.
Line 4, Nitrogen 6.9576.
Group 11, 1970.
Line 1, Total 16.0683.
Line 2, Potash 4.0355.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.5738.
Line 4, Nitrogen 7.459.
Group 12, 1971.
Line 1, Total 17.1684.
Line 2, Potash 4.2314.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.8034.
Line 4, Nitrogen 8.1336.
Group 13, 1972.
Line 1, Total 17.2128.
Line 2, Potash 4.3268.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.8637.
Line 4, Nitrogen 8.0223.
Group 14, 1973.
Line 1, Total 18.029.
Line 2, Potash 4.6487.
Line 3, Phosphate 5.0852.
Line 4, Nitrogen 8.2951.
Group 15, 1974.
Line 1, Total 19.3384.
Line 2, Potash 5.0826.
Line 3, Phosphate 5.0986.
Line 4, Nitrogen 9.1572.
Group 16, 1975.
Line 1, Total 17.5608.
Line 2, Potash 4.4532.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.5068.
Line 4, Nitrogen 8.6008.
Group 17, 1976.
Line 1, Total 20.8489.
Line 2, Potash 5.2097.
Line 3, Phosphate 5.2276.
Line 4, Nitrogen 10.4116.
Group 18, 1977.
Line 1, Total 22.1109.
Line 2, Potash 5.8338.
Line 3, Phosphate 5.6297.
Line 4, Nitrogen 10.6474.
Group 19, 1978.
Line 1, Total 20.5868.
Line 2, Potash 5.5261.
Line 3, Phosphate 5.0961.
Line 4, Nitrogen 9.9646.
Group 20, 1979.
Line 1, Total 22.565.
Line 2, Potash 6.2445.
Line 3, Phosphate 5.6058.
Line 4, Nitrogen 10.7147.
Group 21, 1980.
Line 1, Total 23.0833.
Line 2, Potash 6.2451.
Line 3, Phosphate 5.4315.
Line 4, Nitrogen 11.4067.
Group 22, 1981.
Line 1, Total 23.6777.
Line 2, Potash 6.3195.
Line 3, Phosphate 5.4344.
Line 4, Nitrogen 11.9238.
Group 23, 1982.
Line 1, Total 21.4279.
Line 2, Potash 5.6309.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.8139.
Line 4, Nitrogen 10.9831.
Group 24, 1983.
Line 1, Total 18.0955.
Line 2, Potash 4.831.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.1375.
Line 4, Nitrogen 9.127.
Group 25, 1984.
Line 1, Total 21.7901.
Line 2, Potash 5.7968.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.9011.
Line 4, Nitrogen 11.0922.
Group 26, 1985.
Line 1, Total 21.7027.
Line 2, Potash 5.5525.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.6576.
Line 4, Nitrogen 11.4926.
Group 27, 1986.
Line 1, Total 19.6549.
Line 2, Potash 5.0526.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.1779.
Line 4, Nitrogen 10.4244.
Group 28, 1987.
Line 1, Total 19.0543.
Line 2, Potash 4.8365.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.0083.
Line 4, Nitrogen 10.2095.
Group 29, 1988.
Line 1, Total 19.6128.
Line 2, Potash 4.9727.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.1285.
Line 4, Nitrogen 10.5116.
Group 30, 1989.
Line 1, Total 19.5475.
Line 2, Potash 4.838.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.1169.
Line 4, Nitrogen 10.5926.
Group 31, 1990.
Line 1, Total 20.6235.
Line 2, Potash 5.2028.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.3447.
Line 4, Nitrogen 11.076.
Group 32, 1991.
Line 1, Total 20.4887.
Line 2, Potash 5.0012.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.2006.
Line 4, Nitrogen 11.2869.
Group 33, 1992.
Line 1, Total 20.706.
Line 2, Potash 5.0417.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.2179.
Line 4, Nitrogen 11.4464.
Group 34, 1993.
Line 1, Total 20.9689.
Line 2, Potash 5.1407.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.4356.
Line 4, Nitrogen 11.3925.
Group 35, 1994.
Line 1, Total 22.432.
Line 2, Potash 5.2681.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.5211.
Line 4, Nitrogen 12.6428.
Group 36, 1995.
Line 1, Total 21.2717.
Line 2, Potash 5.1284.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.4248.
Line 4, Nitrogen 11.7185.
Group 37, 1996.
Line 1, Total 22.0882.
Line 2, Potash 5.2575.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.5273.
Line 4, Nitrogen 12.3034.
Group 38, 1997.
Line 1, Total 22.3884.
Line 2, Potash 5.4245.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.6118.
Line 4, Nitrogen 12.3521.
Group 39, 1998.
Line 1, Total 22.2285.
Line 2, Potash 5.3007.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.6152.
Line 4, Nitrogen 12.3126.
Group 40, 1999.
Line 1, Total 21.6596.
Line 2, Potash 4.9535.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.2542.
Line 4, Nitrogen 12.4519.
Group 41, 2000.
Line 1, Total 21.6192.
Line 2, Potash 4.9716.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.3138.
Line 4, Nitrogen 12.3338.
Group 42, 2001.
Line 1, Total 20.718.
Line 2, Potash 4.9261.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.2572.
Line 4, Nitrogen 11.5347.
Group 43, 2002.
Line 1, Total 21.6209.
Line 2, Potash 4.9816.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.63.
Line 4, Nitrogen 12.0093.
Group 44, 2003.
Line 1, Total 21.333.
Line 2, Potash 4.9504.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.2905.
Line 4, Nitrogen 12.0921.
Group 45, 2004.
Line 1, Total 23.3724.
Line 2, Potash 5.5201.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.8245.
Line 4, Nitrogen 13.0278.
Group 46, 2005.
Line 1, Total 22.1479.
Line 2, Potash 5.1734.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.638.
Line 4, Nitrogen 12.3365.
Group 47, 2006.
Line 1, Total 21.2453.
Line 2, Potash 4.7229.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.4786.
Line 4, Nitrogen 12.0438.
Group 48, 2007.
Line 1, Total 22.8994.
Line 2, Potash 5.1333.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.5717.
Line 4, Nitrogen 13.1944.
Group 49, 2008.
Line 1, Total 21.4679.
Line 2, Potash 4.6597.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.2469.
Line 4, Nitrogen 12.5613.
Group 50, 2009.
Line 1, Total 17.6794.
Line 2, Potash 3.0805.
Line 3, Phosphate 3.1375.
Line 4, Nitrogen 11.4614.
Group 51, 2010.
Line 1, Total 20.8542.
Line 2, Potash 4.4598.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.1614.
Line 4, Nitrogen 12.233.
Group 52, 2011.
Line 1, Total 21.6795.
Line 2, Potash 4.5703.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.2951.
Line 4, Nitrogen 12.8141.
Group 53, 2012.
Line 1, Total 22.446.
Line 2, Potash 4.614.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.3493.
Line 4, Nitrogen 13.4827.
Group 54, 2013.
Line 1, Total 23.0495.
Line 2, Potash 4.8492.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.698.
Line 4, Nitrogen 13.5023.
Group 55, 2014.
Line 1, Total 23.2434.
Line 2, Potash 5.254.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.6946.
Line 4, Nitrogen 13.2948.
Group 56, 2015.
Line 1, Total 22.0207.
Line 2, Potash 4.7445.
Line 3, Phosphate 4.2665.
Line 4, Nitrogen 13.0097.
Note: 1 short ton equals 2,000 pounds. Source: USDA, Economic Research Service, using data from Tennessee Valley Authority, Association of American Plant Food Control Officials, and The Fertilizer Institute.