Cayman Islands vs New Caledonia: Nitrogen use efficiency

Cayman Islands
6.3%
in 2014
New Caledonia
7.0%
in 2014
Cayman Islands rank
194th
New Caledonia rank
191st

Nitrogen use efficiency over time

  • Cayman Islands
  • New Caledonia
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How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 7.0% against 6.3% in Cayman Islands, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.1 times Cayman Islands's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1966 it was New Caledonia ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 194th and New Caledonia ranks 191st of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 4 and New Caledonia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1960s 11.9% 11.2% 0.6% Cayman Islands
1970s 10.2% 8.1% 2.2% Cayman Islands
1980s 8.8% 6.1% 2.7% Cayman Islands
1990s 11.7% 5.2% 6.5% Cayman Islands
2000s 6.2% 7.1% 0.9% New Caledonia
2010s 5.5% 6.4% 1.0% New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, Cayman Islands or New Caledonia?
New Caledonia, at 7.0% against 6.3% in Cayman Islands as of 2014.
What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between Cayman Islands and New Caledonia?
0.7%, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and New Caledonia?
49 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2014.
How do Cayman Islands and New Caledonia rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?
Cayman Islands ranks 194th and New Caledonia ranks 191st 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.