Nitrogen use efficiency in Bahamas
Bahamas: Nitrogen use efficiency was 17.3% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Nitrogen use efficiency in Bahamas, 1961–2014
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 169th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Nitrogen use efficiency in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.1% | — |
| 1962 | 18.3% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 18.8% | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 19.0% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 17.5% | -7.8% |
| 1966 | 11.3% | -35.2% |
| 1967 | 10.2% | -9.7% |
| 1968 | 9.6% | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 10.4% | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 10.3% | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 9.6% | -6.9% |
| 1972 | 9.7% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 7.7% | -20.2% |
| 1974 | 10.0% | +30.0% |
| 1975 | 11.3% | +12.9% |
| 1976 | 9.5% | -15.9% |
| 1977 | 8.4% | -11.8% |
| 1978 | 10.5% | +25.5% |
| 1979 | 12.0% | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 10.3% | -14.0% |
| 1981 | 9.9% | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 11.1% | +12.2% |
| 1983 | 12.2% | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 12.5% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 13.5% | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 13.1% | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 12.8% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 12.7% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 12.2% | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 14.8% | +21.3% |
| 1991 | 12.7% | -14.2% |
| 1992 | 10.7% | -15.7% |
| 1993 | 12.2% | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 13.8% | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 8.9% | -35.2% |
| 1996 | 6.6% | -26.5% |
| 1997 | 8.4% | +28.3% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | -28.2% |
| 1999 | 11.3% | +87.4% |
| 2000 | 10.9% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 8.5% | -21.4% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | +36.1% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +21.2% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +15.4% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 17.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.0%, 48% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 17.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.0%, 58% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen use efficiency in Bahamas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +87.4% | 6.0% | 11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 166 Luxembourg 18.3% compare
- 167 Venezuela 18.1% compare
- 168 Mauritania 17.4% compare
- 170 Seychelles 16.7% compare
- 171 Maldives 16.6% compare
- 172 Fiji 15.8% compare
More reference data data for Bahamas
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0145 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0605 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0228 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0775 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
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 169th out of 205 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
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.