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Production per capita (kg)
Fertilizers (million tons)
Irrigated land (million ha)
Pesticides (million US$)
Nitrogen fertilizers
Phosphorous fertilizers
Pesticide exports
Global area of land equipped for irrigation
Meat (right axis)
Cereal (left axis)
1960
1965
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
1960
1965
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
300
340
380
0
125
250
0
7 500
15 000
20
30
40
0
40
80
Figure 8: Global trends (1960–2005) in cereal and meat production, use of fertilizer, irrigation and pesticides.
(Source: Tilman, 2002; FAO, 2003; International Fertilizer Association, 2008; FAOSTAT, 2009).