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Inorganic fertilizer use

14/12/2023
30 million tons of inorganic fertilizers were used in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020, of which 78% was imported from other regions of the world (FAO, 2023).
Cita 30 millones de toneladas de fertilizantes inorgánicos fueron utilizados en América Latina y el Caribe en el 2020, de los cuales el 78% fue importado desde otras regiones del mundo (FAO, 2023)
Fuente FAO (2023), FAOSTAT: Fertilizers by Nutrient. En: FAO. Citado 13 de abril de 2023. https://www.fao.org/faostat/es/# data/RFN

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