Austria vs Niger: Nitrogen use efficiency
Austria
86.0%
in 2014
Niger
83.7%
in 2014
Austria rank
37th
Niger rank
40th
Nitrogen use efficiency over time
- Austria
- Niger
How they compare
Austria currently reports 86.0% against 83.7% in Niger, a difference of 2.3%.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.
Austria ranks 37th and Niger ranks 40th of 205 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.8% | 59.4% | 15.6% | Niger |
| 1970s | 43.4% | 49.8% | 6.4% | Niger |
| 1980s | 48.9% | 54.2% | 5.3% | Niger |
| 1990s | 49.3% | 52.3% | 3.0% | Niger |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 59.2% | 6.9% | Niger |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 71.1% | 3.7% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, Austria or Niger?
- Austria, at 86.0% against 83.7% in Niger as of 2014.
- What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between Austria and Niger?
- 2.3%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Niger?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2014.
- How do Austria and Niger rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Austria ranks 37th and Niger ranks 40th 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.
Individual pages
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.