Samoa vs Vietnam: Nitrogen use efficiency
Samoa
32.3%
in 2014
Vietnam
33.0%
in 2014
Samoa rank
134th
Vietnam rank
132nd
Nitrogen use efficiency over time
- Samoa
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 33.0% against 32.3% in Samoa, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 134th and Vietnam ranks 132nd of 205 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.0% | 31.9% | 19.1% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 53.6% | 26.5% | 27.1% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 45.8% | 27.7% | 18.0% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 31.2% | 23.6% | 7.7% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 28.8% | 26.0% | 2.8% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 31.3% | 5.9% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, Samoa or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 33.0% against 32.3% in Samoa as of 2014.
- What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between Samoa and Vietnam?
- 0.7%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vietnam?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2014.
- How do Samoa and Vietnam rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Samoa ranks 134th and Vietnam ranks 132nd 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.