Barbados vs New Caledonia: Nitrogen use efficiency

Barbados
7.4%
in 2014
New Caledonia
7.0%
in 2014
Barbados rank
188th
New Caledonia rank
191st

Nitrogen use efficiency over time

  • Barbados
  • New Caledonia
5101520196119872014

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 7.4% against 7.0% in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 188th and New Caledonia ranks 191st of 205 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1960s 13.7% 11.4% 2.3% Barbados
1970s 14.4% 8.1% 6.3% Barbados
1980s 11.1% 6.1% 5.0% Barbados
1990s 7.6% 5.2% 2.4% Barbados
2000s 7.4% 7.1% 0.4% Barbados
2010s 6.9% 6.4% 0.4% Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, Barbados or New Caledonia?
Barbados, at 7.4% against 7.0% in New Caledonia as of 2014.
What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between Barbados and New Caledonia?
0.4%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and New Caledonia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2014.
How do Barbados and New Caledonia rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?
Barbados ranks 188th and New Caledonia ranks 191st 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

Indicator
Nitrogen use efficiency
Unit
%
Source
Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,031 data points, 1961–2014
Last refreshed

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.