Cook Islands vs Puerto Rico: Nitrogen use efficiency
Cook Islands
7.0%
in 2014
Puerto Rico
7.5%
in 2014
Cook Islands rank
189th
Puerto Rico rank
187th
Nitrogen use efficiency over time
- Cook Islands
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 7.5% against 7.0% in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 189th and Puerto Rico ranks 187th of 205 countries.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.2% | 50.6% | 11.6% | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 52.0% | 27.6% | 24.4% | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 40.6% | 16.7% | 23.9% | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 24.7% | 8.2% | 16.6% | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 6.2% | 7.8% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 5.6% | 5.0% | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, Cook Islands or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 7.5% against 7.0% in Cook Islands as of 2014.
- What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between Cook Islands and Puerto Rico?
- 0.5%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Puerto Rico?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2014.
- How do Cook Islands and Puerto Rico rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Cook Islands ranks 189th and Puerto Rico ranks 187th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lassaletta et al. (2014) β 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.