El Salvador vs Peru: Nitrogen use efficiency

El Salvador
30.8%
in 2014
Peru
31.5%
in 2014
El Salvador rank
138th
Peru rank
137th

Nitrogen use efficiency over time

  • El Salvador
  • Peru
20406080196119872014

How they compare

Peru currently reports 31.5% against 30.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 138th and Peru ranks 137th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 56.7% 47.6% 9.2% El Salvador
1970s 35.7% 39.5% 3.8% Peru
1980s 32.7% 38.4% 5.7% Peru
1990s 28.4% 32.6% 4.2% Peru
2000s 28.5% 32.9% 4.4% Peru
2010s 25.7% 32.8% 7.0% Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, El Salvador or Peru?
Peru, at 31.5% against 30.8% in El Salvador as of 2014.
What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between El Salvador and Peru?
0.7%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2014.
How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?
El Salvador ranks 138th and Peru ranks 137th 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.