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fertilizer: how much, per second and per year

fertilizer · nitrogen, phosphate, potash
spread, in kilograms
190 billion
a year
6,021
a second
520 million
a day
lost to air and water, in kilograms
95 billion
a year
3,010
a second
260 million
a day

method FAO fertilizer statistics: total N + P2O5 + K2O nutrient use. losses = 1 − nitrogen use efficiency (~50%).

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