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
0204060196119872014

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

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
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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.