Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, Equatorial Guinea or Kazakhstan?

Equatorial Guinea, at 506.2% against 175.7% in Kazakhstan as of 2014.

What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between Equatorial Guinea and Kazakhstan?

330.5%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Kazakhstan?

23 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2014.

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.

Equatorial Guinea vs Kazakhstan: Nitrogen use efficiency

Equatorial Guinea

506.2%

in 2014

Kazakhstan

175.7%

in 2014

Equatorial Guinea rank

2nd

Kazakhstan rank

5th

Nitrogen use efficiency over time

Equatorial Guinea
Kazakhstan

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 506.2% against 175.7% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 330.5%.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 2.9 times Kazakhstan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 2nd and Kazakhstan ranks 5th of 205 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Kazakhstan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Kazakhstan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	116.6%	115.1%	1.5%	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	129.6%	162.4%	32.8%	Kazakhstan
2010s	221.0%	141.0%	79.9%	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, Equatorial Guinea or Kazakhstan?: Equatorial Guinea, at 506.2% against 175.7% in Kazakhstan as of 2014.
What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between Equatorial Guinea and Kazakhstan?: 330.5%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Kazakhstan?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2014.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Kazakhstan rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 2nd and Kazakhstan ranks 5th 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: 18 September 2026

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.