Costa Rica vs Turkmenistan: Nitrogen use efficiency

Costa Rica
24.3%
in 2014
Turkmenistan
24.2%
in 2014
Costa Rica rank
153rd
Turkmenistan rank
154th

Nitrogen use efficiency over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Turkmenistan
255075100125196119872014

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 24.3% against 24.2% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 153rd and Turkmenistan ranks 154th of 205 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1990s 18.4% 84.1% 65.8% Turkmenistan
2000s 26.8% 64.5% 37.7% Turkmenistan
2010s 28.0% 25.8% 2.2% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, Costa Rica or Turkmenistan?
Costa Rica, at 24.3% against 24.2% in Turkmenistan as of 2014.
What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between Costa Rica and Turkmenistan?
0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Turkmenistan?
23 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2014.
How do Costa Rica and Turkmenistan rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?
Costa Rica ranks 153rd and Turkmenistan ranks 154th 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.