New Zealand vs Singapore: Nitrogen use efficiency

New Zealand
5.2%
in 2014
Singapore
2.2%
in 2014
New Zealand rank
196th
Singapore rank
199th

Nitrogen use efficiency over time

  • New Zealand
  • Singapore
0102030196119872014

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 5.2% against 2.2% in Singapore, a difference of 3.0%.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 2.4 times Singapore's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 196th and Singapore ranks 199th of 205 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 11.0% 2.2% 8.8% New Zealand
1970s 15.6% 1.7% 13.9% New Zealand
1980s 24.0% 0.9% 23.2% New Zealand
1990s 16.8% 0.3% 16.5% New Zealand
2000s 10.7% 0.5% 10.2% New Zealand
2010s 9.9% 1.5% 8.4% New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, New Zealand or Singapore?
New Zealand, at 5.2% against 2.2% in Singapore as of 2014.
What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between New Zealand and Singapore?
3.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Singapore?
54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2014.
How do New Zealand and Singapore rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?
New Zealand ranks 196th and Singapore ranks 199th 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

Indicator
Nitrogen use efficiency
Unit
%
Source
Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,031 data points, 1961–2014
Last refreshed

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.