Japan vs Libya: Nitrogen use efficiency
Japan
27.9%
in 2014
Libya
27.1%
in 2014
Japan rank
145th
Libya rank
147th
Nitrogen use efficiency over time
- Japan
- Libya
How they compare
Japan currently reports 27.9% against 27.1% in Libya, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.
Japan ranks 145th and Libya ranks 147th of 205 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.9% | 50.7% | 18.9% | Libya |
| 1970s | 24.0% | 35.7% | 11.7% | Libya |
| 1980s | 21.9% | 25.0% | 3.1% | Libya |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 23.9% | 2.4% | Libya |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 18.8% | 3.0% | Japan |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 22.5% | 1.1% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, Japan or Libya?
- Japan, at 27.9% against 27.1% in Libya as of 2014.
- What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between Japan and Libya?
- 0.8%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Libya?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2014.
- How do Japan and Libya rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Japan ranks 145th and Libya ranks 147th 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.