French Guiana vs Rwanda: Nitrogen use efficiency

French Guiana
146.7%
in 2014
Rwanda
126.8%
in 2014
French Guiana rank
11th
Rwanda rank
14th

Nitrogen use efficiency over time

  • French Guiana
  • Rwanda
050100150196119872014

How they compare

French Guiana currently reports 146.7% against 126.8% in Rwanda, a difference of 19.9%.

That makes French Guiana's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.

French Guiana ranks 11th and Rwanda ranks 14th of 205 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade French Guiana Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 44.2% 111.2% 67.0% Rwanda
1970s 42.9% 107.8% 64.8% Rwanda
1980s 17.3% 109.9% 92.6% Rwanda
1990s 28.2% 93.2% 65.0% Rwanda
2000s 55.0% 101.3% 46.2% Rwanda
2010s 106.0% 122.7% 16.7% Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, French Guiana or Rwanda?
French Guiana, at 146.7% against 126.8% in Rwanda as of 2014.
What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between French Guiana and Rwanda?
19.9%, with French Guiana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Rwanda?
54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2014.
How do French Guiana and Rwanda rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?
French Guiana ranks 11th and Rwanda ranks 14th 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.