Nitrogen use efficiency in Armenia

Armenia: Nitrogen use efficiency was 46.6% in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
46.6%
Change on year
down 26.8%
World rank
104th
of 204 countries
All-time high
89.7%
in 2001
All-time low
46.6%
in 2014
Years of data
23
1992–2014

Nitrogen use efficiency in Armenia, 1992–2014

0204060801992200320141992: 62.6 %1993: 67.1 %1994: 78.6 %1995: 82.6 %1996: 79.7 %1997: 72.6 %1998: 75 %1999: 79.7 %2000: 64.8 %2001: 89.7 %2002: 63.8 %2003: 63.8 %2004: 65.2 %2005: 70.4 %2006: 52.5 %2007: 81.4 %2008: 75.9 %2009: 63.8 %2010: 65.1 %2011: 78.5 %2012: 73.6 %2013: 63.7 %2014: 46.6 %

Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Armenia recorded 46.6% for nitrogen use efficiency in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 26.8% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Armenia peaked at 89.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 46.6%, in 2014.

Armenia ranks 104th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 74.7% 62.6% 82.6% 8
2000s 69.1% 52.5% 89.7% 10
2010s 65.5% 46.6% 78.5% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is nitrogen use efficiency in Armenia?
Nitrogen use efficiency in Armenia was 46.6% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2001.
What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 46.6% in 2014.
How does Armenia rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
Armenia ranks 104th out of 204 countries with data for 2014.
Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Armenia data come from?
The figures come from Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Nitrogen use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.