Croatia vs Sweden: Nitrogen use efficiency
Croatia
50.3%
in 2014
Sweden
53.0%
in 2014
Croatia rank
96th
Sweden rank
93rd
Nitrogen use efficiency over time
- Croatia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 53.0% against 50.3% in Croatia, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 96th and Sweden ranks 93rd of 205 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.9% | 38.3% | 4.6% | Croatia |
| 2000s | 39.9% | 43.0% | 3.1% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 45.0% | 0.2% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, Croatia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 53.0% against 50.3% in Croatia as of 2014.
- What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between Croatia and Sweden?
- 2.7%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Sweden?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2014.
- How do Croatia and Sweden rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Croatia ranks 96th and Sweden ranks 93rd 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.