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Fertilizer and Pesticide Study 1961-2003
20" diameter x 3" (freestanding)
found metal and glass
Brent Bukowski 2005

Pat Forsyth photo


Fertilizer and Pesticide Study 1961

Pesticide Trade (Value $1,000's)

COUNTRIES

1961

2003
Developed Imports 96,527 8,821,735
Developed Exports 243,287 10,176,275
Developing Imports 170,740 4,098,868
Developing Exports 24,497 2,397,381
Difference 24,959,208  
% change from 1961 to 2003 +4765%

Fertilizer Consumption (tonnes)
REGION 1961 2002
Africa 716,141 4,278,401
Asia 3,809,371 77,115,906
Europe 13,955,459 21,872,407
Latin America 979,127 13,229,831
North America 8,048,099 21,912,204
Oceania 964,047 3,162,281
Difference 113,098,786  
% change from 1961 to 2002 +497%

SOURCE:  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2004. FAOSTAT on-line statistical service. Rome: FAO.