Israel vs Japan: Nitrogen use efficiency
Israel
29.0%
in 2014
Japan
27.9%
in 2014
Israel rank
142nd
Japan rank
145th
Nitrogen use efficiency over time
- Israel
- Japan
How they compare
Israel currently reports 29.0% against 27.9% in Japan, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Israel ranks 142nd and Japan ranks 145th of 205 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.4% | 31.9% | 8.6% | Israel |
| 1970s | 46.7% | 24.0% | 22.7% | Israel |
| 1980s | 43.8% | 21.9% | 21.9% | Israel |
| 1990s | 29.8% | 21.5% | 8.4% | Israel |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 21.8% | 2.2% | Israel |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 23.6% | 1.8% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, Israel or Japan?
- Israel, at 29.0% against 27.9% in Japan as of 2014.
- What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between Israel and Japan?
- 1.1%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Japan?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2014.
- How do Israel and Japan rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Israel ranks 142nd and Japan ranks 145th 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
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.