Oman vs Samoa: Nitrogen use efficiency
Oman
32.0%
in 2014
Samoa
32.3%
in 2014
Oman rank
135th
Samoa rank
134th
Nitrogen use efficiency over time
- Oman
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 32.3% against 32.0% in Oman, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Samoa ahead.
Oman ranks 135th and Samoa ranks 134th of 205 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.3% | 51.0% | 11.8% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 26.9% | 53.6% | 26.7% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 31.4% | 45.8% | 14.3% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 29.4% | 31.2% | 1.9% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 28.8% | 2.4% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 37.2% | 12.9% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, Oman or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 32.3% against 32.0% in Oman as of 2014.
- What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between Oman and Samoa?
- 0.3%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Samoa?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2014.
- How do Oman and Samoa rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Oman ranks 135th and Samoa ranks 134th 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.