Brazil vs Turkey: Nitrogen use efficiency

Brazil
57.5%
in 2014
Turkey
59.0%
in 2014
Brazil rank
80th
Turkey rank
78th

Nitrogen use efficiency over time

  • Brazil
  • Turkey
50100150200196119872014

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 59.0% against 57.5% in Brazil, a difference of 1.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.

Brazil ranks 80th and Turkey ranks 78th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Turkey Difference Ahead
1960s 60.4% 150.3% 89.9% Turkey
1970s 51.4% 88.8% 37.4% Turkey
1980s 51.4% 62.9% 11.5% Turkey
1990s 49.0% 59.5% 10.5% Turkey
2000s 50.9% 58.1% 7.3% Turkey
2010s 50.7% 59.1% 8.4% Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, Brazil or Turkey?
Turkey, at 59.0% against 57.5% in Brazil as of 2014.
What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between Brazil and Turkey?
1.5%, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Turkey?
54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2014.
How do Brazil and Turkey rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?
Brazil ranks 80th and Turkey ranks 78th 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.