Cape Verde vs Japan: Nitrogen use efficiency
Cape Verde
28.6%
in 2014
Japan
27.9%
in 2014
Cape Verde rank
143rd
Japan rank
145th
Nitrogen use efficiency over time
- Cape Verde
- Japan
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 28.6% against 27.9% in Japan, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 143rd and Japan ranks 145th of 205 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.3% | 31.9% | 38.5% | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 26.5% | 24.0% | 2.4% | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 36.5% | 21.9% | 14.6% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 23.2% | 21.5% | 1.7% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 21.8% | 4.3% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 23.6% | 3.0% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, Cape Verde or Japan?
- Cape Verde, at 28.6% against 27.9% in Japan as of 2014.
- What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between Cape Verde and Japan?
- 0.7%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Japan?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2014.
- How do Cape Verde and Japan rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Cape Verde ranks 143rd and Japan ranks 145th 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.