India vs Vietnam: Nitrogen use efficiency
India
34.3%
in 2014
Vietnam
33.0%
in 2014
India rank
130th
Vietnam rank
132nd
Nitrogen use efficiency over time
- India
- Vietnam
How they compare
India currently reports 34.3% against 33.0% in Vietnam, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
India ranks 130th and Vietnam ranks 132nd of 205 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.7% | 31.9% | 8.7% | India |
| 1970s | 37.1% | 26.5% | 10.6% | India |
| 1980s | 31.5% | 27.7% | 3.8% | India |
| 1990s | 30.0% | 23.6% | 6.4% | India |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 26.0% | 3.8% | India |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 31.3% | 1.6% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, India or Vietnam?
- India, at 34.3% against 33.0% in Vietnam as of 2014.
- What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between India and Vietnam?
- 1.3%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Vietnam?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2014.
- How do India and Vietnam rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?
- India ranks 130th and Vietnam ranks 132nd 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.
Individual pages
About this data
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.