French Guiana vs Papua New Guinea: Nitrogen use efficiency

French Guiana
146.7%
in 2014
Papua New Guinea
151.5%
in 2014
French Guiana rank
11th
Papua New Guinea rank
10th

Nitrogen use efficiency over time

  • French Guiana
  • Papua New Guinea
050100150196119872014

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 151.5% against 146.7% in French Guiana, a difference of 4.8%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

French Guiana ranks 11th and Papua New Guinea ranks 10th of 205 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade French Guiana Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 44.2% 78.7% 34.5% Papua New Guinea
1970s 42.9% 67.2% 24.2% Papua New Guinea
1980s 17.3% 100.1% 82.8% Papua New Guinea
1990s 28.2% 127.8% 99.6% Papua New Guinea
2000s 55.0% 128.0% 73.0% Papua New Guinea
2010s 106.0% 141.4% 35.4% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, French Guiana or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 151.5% against 146.7% in French Guiana as of 2014.
What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between French Guiana and Papua New Guinea?
4.8%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Papua New Guinea?
54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2014.
How do French Guiana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?
French Guiana ranks 11th and Papua New Guinea ranks 10th 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.