Kenya vs Madagascar: Nitrogen use efficiency
Kenya
62.0%
in 2014
Madagascar
61.3%
in 2014
Kenya rank
69th
Madagascar rank
72nd
Nitrogen use efficiency over time
- Kenya
- Madagascar
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 62.0% against 61.3% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 69th and Madagascar ranks 72nd of 205 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.7% | 39.3% | 31.4% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 70.1% | 41.3% | 28.8% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 60.4% | 40.0% | 20.4% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 57.8% | 43.3% | 14.5% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 47.2% | 54.3% | 7.1% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 64.3% | 17.2% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, Kenya or Madagascar?
- Kenya, at 62.0% against 61.3% in Madagascar as of 2014.
- What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between Kenya and Madagascar?
- 0.7%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Madagascar?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2014.
- How do Kenya and Madagascar rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Kenya ranks 69th and Madagascar ranks 72nd 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.