Equatorial Guinea vs Malaysia: Nitrogen use efficiency

Equatorial Guinea
506.2%
in 2014
Malaysia
262.1%
in 2014
Equatorial Guinea rank
2nd
Malaysia rank
3rd

Nitrogen use efficiency over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Malaysia
0100200300400500196119872014

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 506.2% against 262.1% in Malaysia, a difference of 244.1%.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.9 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 2nd and Malaysia ranks 3rd of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 68.2% 45.2% 23.0% Equatorial Guinea
1970s 80.6% 81.2% 0.6% Malaysia
1980s 112.5% 137.7% 25.2% Malaysia
1990s 116.9% 174.5% 57.5% Malaysia
2000s 129.6% 179.0% 49.4% Malaysia
2010s 221.0% 268.4% 47.4% Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, Equatorial Guinea or Malaysia?
Equatorial Guinea, at 506.2% against 262.1% in Malaysia as of 2014.
What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between Equatorial Guinea and Malaysia?
244.1%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Malaysia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2014.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Malaysia rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 2nd and Malaysia ranks 3rd 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.