Jordan vs Maldives: Nitrogen use efficiency
Jordan
15.2%
in 2014
Maldives
16.6%
in 2014
Jordan rank
173rd
Maldives rank
171st
Nitrogen use efficiency over time
- Jordan
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 16.6% against 15.2% in Jordan, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Maldives ahead.
Jordan ranks 173rd and Maldives ranks 171st of 205 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 120.2% | 334.5% | 214.3% | Maldives |
| 1970s | 43.5% | 316.1% | 272.7% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 24.0% | 285.7% | 261.7% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 23.6% | 244.0% | 220.4% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 134.0% | 117.0% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 28.9% | 11.2% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, Jordan or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 16.6% against 15.2% in Jordan as of 2014.
- What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between Jordan and Maldives?
- 1.4%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Maldives?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2014.
- How do Jordan and Maldives rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Jordan ranks 173rd and Maldives ranks 171st 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.