Nitrogen use efficiency in Bahamas

Bahamas: Nitrogen use efficiency was 17.3% in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
17.3%
Change on year
up 15.4%
World rank
168th
of 204 countries
All-time high
19.0%
in 1964
All-time low
6.0%
in 1998
Years of data
54
1961–2014

Nitrogen use efficiency in Bahamas, 1961–2014

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

Analysis

Bahamas recorded 17.3% for nitrogen use efficiency in 2014.

That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Bahamas peaked at 19.0% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1998.

Bahamas ranks 168th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14.8% 9.6% 19.0% 9
1970s 9.9% 7.7% 12.0% 10
1980s 12.0% 9.9% 13.5% 10
1990s 10.6% 6.0% 14.8% 10
2000s 11.3% 8.5% 12.6% 10
2010s 15.3% 14.4% 17.3% 5

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 166 Venezuela 18.1% compare
  2. 167 Mauritania 17.4% compare
  3. 169 Seychelles 16.7% compare
  4. 170 Maldives 16.6% compare
  5. 171 Fiji 15.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nitrogen use efficiency in Bahamas?
Nitrogen use efficiency in Bahamas was 17.3% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Bahamas?
The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 1964.
What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Bahamas?
The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1998.
How does Bahamas rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
Bahamas ranks 168th out of 204 countries with data for 2014.
Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Bahamas?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bahamas 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.