Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Luxembourg?

Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 19.2% against 18.3% in Luxembourg as of 2014.

What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Luxembourg?

0.9%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Luxembourg?

15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2014.

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.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Luxembourg: Nitrogen use efficiency

Bosnia and Herzegovina

19.2%

in 2014

Luxembourg

18.3%

in 2014

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

163rd

Luxembourg rank

165th

Nitrogen use efficiency over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Luxembourg

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 19.2% against 18.3% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 163rd and Luxembourg ranks 165th of 204 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 1 and Luxembourg in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Luxembourg	Difference	Ahead
2000s	53.4%	38.7%	14.7%	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	24.5%	33.7%	9.1%	Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Luxembourg?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 19.2% against 18.3% in Luxembourg as of 2014.
What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Luxembourg?: 0.9%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Luxembourg?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2014.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Luxembourg rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 163rd and Luxembourg ranks 165th of 204 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: 07 August 2026

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.