Namibia vs Suriname: Nitrogen use efficiency
Namibia
22.0%
in 2014
Suriname
22.3%
in 2014
Namibia rank
158th
Suriname rank
157th
Nitrogen use efficiency over time
- Namibia
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 22.3% against 22.0% in Namibia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Suriname ahead.
Namibia ranks 158th and Suriname ranks 157th of 205 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.2% | 30.8% | 22.6% | Suriname |
| 1970s | 9.9% | 30.3% | 20.3% | Suriname |
| 1980s | 13.8% | 33.5% | 19.7% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 29.7% | 14.4% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 19.5% | 2.9% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 20.2% | 3.8% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, Namibia or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 22.3% against 22.0% in Namibia as of 2014.
- What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between Namibia and Suriname?
- 0.3%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Suriname?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2014.
- How do Namibia and Suriname rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Namibia ranks 158th and Suriname ranks 157th 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.