Bulgaria vs Kiribati: Nitrogen use efficiency
Bulgaria
57.5%
in 2014
Kiribati
58.6%
in 2014
Bulgaria rank
81st
Kiribati rank
79th
Nitrogen use efficiency over time
- Bulgaria
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 58.6% against 57.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kiribati ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 81st and Kiribati ranks 79th of 205 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.5% | 77.1% | 32.5% | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 36.9% | 83.9% | 47.0% | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 30.1% | 92.8% | 62.7% | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 49.8% | 94.3% | 44.4% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 47.2% | 109.7% | 62.5% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 51.1% | 0.9% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, Bulgaria or Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at 58.6% against 57.5% in Bulgaria as of 2014.
- What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between Bulgaria and Kiribati?
- 1.1%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Kiribati?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2014.
- How do Bulgaria and Kiribati rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Bulgaria ranks 81st and Kiribati ranks 79th 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.