World Grain Production and Fertilizer Use, 1960-2004
Year	Grain Production	Fertilizer Consumption	Grain Production Per Ton of Fertilizer Use
	Million Tons	Million Tons	Tons
1960	824	27	31
1961	800	28	29
1962	851	31	27
1963	858	34	25
1964	906	37	24
1965	905	40	23
1966	989	45	22
1967	1,014	51	20
1968	1,053	56	19
1969	1,063	60	18
1970	1,079	66	16
1971	1,177	69	17
1972	1,141	73	16
1973	1,253	79	16
1974	1,204	85	14
1975	1,237	82	15
1976	1,342	90	15
1977	1,319	95	14
1978	1,445	100	14
1979	1,410	111	13
1980	1,429	112	13
1981	1,482	117	13
1982	1,533	115	13
1983	1,469	115	13
1984	1,632	126	13
1985	1,647	131	13
1986	1,664	129	13
1987	1,600	132	12
1988	1,550	140	11
1989	1,673	146	11
1990	1,768	143	12
1991	1,709	138	12
1992	1,785	134	13
1993	1,711	126	14
1994	1,756	121	15
1995	1,710	122	14
1996	1,872	129	15
1997	1,878	135	14
1998	1,875	138	14
1999	1,871	140	13
2000	1,841	136	14
2001	1,871	139	13
2002	1,818	143	13
2003	1,854	146	13
2004	2,029	150	14
Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from USDA, Production, Supply & Distribution, electronic database, updated March 13, 2005; Patrick Heffer, Short Term Prospects for World Agriculture and Fertilizer Demand 2003/04 - 2004/05 (Paris: International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA), January 2005); IFA Secretariat and IFA Fertilizer Demand Working Group, Fertilizer Consumption Report (Brussels: December 2001); historical data from Worldwatch Institute, compiled from IFA and the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, Fertilizer Yearbook (Rome: various years).

Grain Production and Fertilizer Use in China, 1960-2004
Year	Grain Production	Fertilizer Consumption	Grain Production Per Ton of Fertilizer Use
	Million Tons	Million Tons	Tons
1960	90	1	129
1961	92	0	230
1962	100	1	166
1963	109	1	109
1964	121	1	93
1965	130	3	48
1966	142	3	53
1967	147	5	29
1968	140	3	52
1969	141	4	40
1970	162	4	45
1971	172	4	41
1972	168	5	33
1973	181	5	35
1974	194	5	40
1975	203	5	38
1976	206	6	36
1977	199	7	31
1978	226	9	26
1979	243	11	22
1980	233	13	18
1981	237	13	18
1982	261	15	17
1983	289	17	17
1984	306	17	18
1985	285	18	16
1986	297	19	15
1987	304	20	15
1988	297	21	14
1989	309	24	13
1990	343	26	13
1991	337	27	13
1992	341	26	13
1993	348	29	12
1994	337	25	14
1995	356	28	13
1996	388	34	11
1997	378	36	11
1998	392	35	11
1999	390	35	11
2000	345	34	10
2001	340	36	10
2002	343	40	9
2003	324	39	8
2004	354	41	9
Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from USDA, Production, Supply & Distribution, electronic database, updated March 13, 2005; Patrick Heffer, Short Term Prospects for World Agriculture and Fertilizer Demand 2003/04 - 2004/05 (Paris: International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA), January 2005); IFA Secretariat and IFA Fertilizer Demand Working Group, Fertilizer Consumption Report (Brussels: December 2001); historical data from Worldwatch Institute, compiled from IFA and the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, Fertilizer Yearbook (Rome: various years).

 

Grain Production and Fertilizer Use in the United States, 1960-2004
Year	Grain Production	Fertilizer Consumption	Grain Production Per Ton of Fertilizer Use
	Million Tons	Million Tons	Tons
1960	181	7	27
1961	163	8	21
1962	161	8	19
1963	174	9	19
1964	160	10	16
1965	182	11	16
1966	184	12	15
1967	207	13	16
1968	201	14	15
1969	204	14	14
1970	186	15	13
1971	236	16	15
1972	227	16	15
1973	236	16	15
1974	203	18	12
1975	247	16	16
1976	257	19	14
1977	265	20	13
1978	275	19	15
1979	301	21	15
1980	268	21	13
1981	328	22	15
1982	331	19	17
1983	206	16	13
1984	313	20	16
1985	345	20	18
1986	313	18	18
1987	278	17	16
1988	204	18	11
1989	282	19	15
1990	310	18	17
1991	278	19	15
1992	350	18	19
1993	257	19	14
1994	353	20	17
1995	275	19	14
1996	333	20	17
1997	334	20	16
1998	347	20	17
1999	332	19	18
2000	340	19	18
2001	321	20	16
2002	294	19	15
2003	345	20	18
2004	386	19	20
Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from USDA, Production, Supply & Distribution, electronic database, updated March 13, 2005; Patrick Heffer, Short Term Prospects for World Agriculture and Fertilizer Demand 2003/04 - 2004/05 (Paris: International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA), January 2005); IFA Secretariat and IFA Fertilizer Demand Working Group, Fertilizer Consumption Report (Brussels: December 2001); historical data from Worldwatch Institute, compiled from IFA and the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, Fertilizer Yearbook (Rome: various years).

 

Grain Production and Fertilizer Use in India, 1960-2004
Year	Grain Production	Fertilizer Consumption	Grain Production Per Ton of Fertilizer Use
	Million Tons	Million Tons	Tons
1960	69	0	230
1961	70	0	174
1962	71	0	177
1963	72	1	144
1964	74	1	123
1965	64	1	92
1966	65	1	81
1967	77	1	64
1968	83	1	69
1969	86	2	51
1970	93	1	66
1971	92	2	51
1972	89	3	34
1973	98	3	38
1974	87	3	35
1975	103	3	38
1976	100	3	40
1977	112	3	33
1978	116	4	28
1979	105	5	20
1980	114	6	21
1981	121	6	20
1982	112	6	18
1983	137	8	18
1984	135	8	16
1985	134	9	16
1986	134	9	15
1987	125	9	14
1988	148	11	13
1989	162	12	14
1990	157	13	12
1991	156	13	12
1992	165	13	13
1993	169	12	14
1994	171	12	14
1995	175	14	13
1996	178	14	13
1997	183	14	13
1998	184	16	11
1999	191	16	12
2000	193	17	12
2001	197	17	11
2002	170	16	11
2003	190	17	11
2004	190	18	11
Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from USDA, Production, Supply & Distribution, electronic database, updated March 13, 2005; Patrick Heffer, Short Term Prospects for World Agriculture and Fertilizer Demand 2003/04 - 2004/05 (Paris: International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA), January 2005); IFA Secretariat and IFA Fertilizer Demand Working Group, Fertilizer Consumption Report (Brussels: December 2001); historical data from Worldwatch Institute, compiled from IFA and the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, Fertilizer Yearbook (Rome: various years).