USSR vs Vanuatu: Nitrogen use efficiency
USSR
45.4%
in 1991
Vanuatu
45.6%
in 2014
USSR rank
107th
Vanuatu rank
106th
Nitrogen use efficiency over time
- USSR
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 45.6% against 45.4% in USSR, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.
USSR ranks 107th and Vanuatu ranks 106th of 205 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, USSR averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | USSR | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.2% | 65.1% | 20.0% | USSR |
| 1970s | 54.1% | 49.4% | 4.7% | USSR |
| 1980s | 41.4% | 52.6% | 11.3% | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 49.0% | 42.6% | 6.5% | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, USSR or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 45.6% against 45.4% in USSR as of 2014.
- What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between USSR and Vanuatu?
- 0.2%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for USSR and Vanuatu?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do USSR and Vanuatu rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?
- USSR ranks 107th and Vanuatu ranks 106th 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.