Maldives vs Mauritania: Nitrogen use efficiency
Maldives
16.6%
in 2014
Mauritania
17.4%
in 2014
Maldives rank
171st
Mauritania rank
168th
Nitrogen use efficiency over time
- Maldives
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 17.4% against 16.6% in Maldives, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 171st and Mauritania ranks 168th of 205 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 334.5% | 13.6% | 321.0% | Maldives |
| 1970s | 316.1% | 9.9% | 306.2% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 285.7% | 13.0% | 272.7% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 244.0% | 14.5% | 229.5% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 134.0% | 13.9% | 120.1% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 17.4% | 11.6% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, Maldives or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 17.4% against 16.6% in Maldives as of 2014.
- What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between Maldives and Mauritania?
- 0.8%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Mauritania?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2014.
- How do Maldives and Mauritania rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Maldives ranks 171st and Mauritania ranks 168th 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.