Tonga vs Zimbabwe: Nitrogen use efficiency

Tonga
37.2%
in 2014
Zimbabwe
38.3%
in 2014
Tonga rank
124th
Zimbabwe rank
121st

Nitrogen use efficiency over time

  • Tonga
  • Zimbabwe
0255075100125196119872014

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 38.3% against 37.2% in Tonga, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tonga ahead.

Tonga ranks 124th and Zimbabwe ranks 121st of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tonga Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 102.1% 54.0% 48.1% Tonga
1970s 78.5% 52.5% 26.0% Tonga
1980s 35.4% 52.5% 17.1% Zimbabwe
1990s 28.4% 48.0% 19.6% Zimbabwe
2000s 25.2% 46.7% 21.4% Zimbabwe
2010s 20.9% 36.7% 15.8% Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, Tonga or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 38.3% against 37.2% in Tonga as of 2014.
What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between Tonga and Zimbabwe?
1.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Zimbabwe?
54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2014.
How do Tonga and Zimbabwe rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?
Tonga ranks 124th and Zimbabwe ranks 121st 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.