Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: Nitrogen use efficiency

Cameroon
129.2%
in 2014
Papua New Guinea
151.5%
in 2014
Cameroon rank
13th
Papua New Guinea rank
10th

Nitrogen use efficiency over time

  • Cameroon
  • Papua New Guinea
5075100125150175196119872014

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 151.5% against 129.2% in Cameroon, a difference of 22.3%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 13th and Papua New Guinea ranks 10th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 99.0% 78.7% 20.3% Cameroon
1970s 75.8% 67.2% 8.6% Cameroon
1980s 66.7% 100.1% 33.3% Papua New Guinea
1990s 83.3% 127.8% 44.5% Papua New Guinea
2000s 87.1% 128.0% 41.0% Papua New Guinea
2010s 104.8% 141.4% 36.6% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 151.5% against 129.2% in Cameroon as of 2014.
What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
22.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2014.
How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?
Cameroon ranks 13th and Papua New Guinea ranks 10th 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.