Kenya vs Latvia: Nitrogen use efficiency
Kenya
62.0%
in 2014
Latvia
61.4%
in 2014
Kenya rank
69th
Latvia rank
71st
Nitrogen use efficiency over time
- Kenya
- Latvia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 62.0% against 61.4% in Latvia, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 69th and Latvia ranks 71st of 205 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.0% | 97.4% | 39.4% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 47.2% | 100.5% | 53.3% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 83.8% | 36.6% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, Kenya or Latvia?
- Kenya, at 62.0% against 61.4% in Latvia as of 2014.
- What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between Kenya and Latvia?
- 0.6%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Latvia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2014.
- How do Kenya and Latvia rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Kenya ranks 69th and Latvia ranks 71st 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.