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 204 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.
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 |
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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 204 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.