Nitrogen use efficiency in Austria
Austria: Nitrogen use efficiency was 86.0% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen use efficiency in Austria, 1961–2014
Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 86.0% for nitrogen use efficiency in 2014. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 43.0% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Austria peaked at 86.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2003.
That places Austria 37th out of 205 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Nitrogen use efficiency in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 47.3% | — |
| 1962 | 44.2% | -6.6% |
| 1963 | 44.9% | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 44.2% | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 37.1% | -16.1% |
| 1966 | 44.9% | +21.2% |
| 1967 | 44.7% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 43.5% | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 43.7% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 40.1% | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 40.2% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 39.6% | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 44.2% | +11.4% |
| 1974 | 46.7% | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 45.6% | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 44.9% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 46.5% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 45.8% | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 40.3% | -12.0% |
| 1980 | 46.1% | +14.6% |
| 1981 | 43.0% | -6.8% |
| 1982 | 50.4% | +17.2% |
| 1983 | 47.3% | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 48.8% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 48.5% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 48.9% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 50.6% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 52.4% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 53.1% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 51.3% | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 51.4% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 46.9% | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 47.4% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 48.3% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 46.6% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 51.2% | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 50.3% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 51.1% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 48.8% | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 51.6% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 41.9% | -18.9% |
| 2003 | 27.5% | -34.2% |
| 2004 | 61.3% | +122.7% |
| 2005 | 56.0% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 51.9% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 56.5% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 65.5% | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 60.9% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 69.4% | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 60.9% | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 60.1% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | +43.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 86.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.0%, 2.4× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Austria's 86.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54.4%, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen use efficiency in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +122.7% | 27.5% | 61.3% |
| 2014 | +43.0% | 60.1% | 86.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.8% | 37.1% | 47.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 43.4% | 39.6% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.9% | 43.0% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.3% | 46.6% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 27.5% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 60.1% | 86.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More reference data data for Austria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6222 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Austria?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Austria was 86.0% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2003.
- How does Austria rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Austria ranks 37th out of 205 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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
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.