Australia vs Uruguay: Nitrogen use efficiency
Australia
62.0%
in 2014
Uruguay
62.2%
in 2014
Australia rank
68th
Uruguay rank
66th
Nitrogen use efficiency over time
- Australia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 62.2% against 62.0% in Australia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 68th and Uruguay ranks 66th of 205 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.4% | 24.0% | 31.4% | Australia |
| 1970s | 50.6% | 24.8% | 25.9% | Australia |
| 1980s | 64.1% | 24.3% | 39.8% | Australia |
| 1990s | 58.8% | 25.8% | 33.0% | Australia |
| 2000s | 55.1% | 35.3% | 19.8% | Australia |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 53.8% | 7.9% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, Australia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 62.2% against 62.0% in Australia as of 2014.
- What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between Australia and Uruguay?
- 0.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Uruguay?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2014.
- How do Australia and Uruguay rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Australia ranks 68th and Uruguay ranks 66th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Nitrogen use efficiency. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) is the ratio between nitrogen inputs and output. A NUE of 40% means that only 40% of nitrogen inputs are converted into nitrogen in the form of crops.