Nitrogen use efficiency in Bahamas
Bahamas: Nitrogen use efficiency was 17.27 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Nitrogen use efficiency in Bahamas, 1961–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 17.27 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 18.97 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 6.05, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.09 | — |
| 1962 | 18.29 | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 18.83 | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 18.97 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 17.48 | -7.8% |
| 1966 | 11.32 | -35.2% |
| 1967 | 10.23 | -9.7% |
| 1968 | 9.65 | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 10.39 | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 10.28 | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 9.57 | -6.9% |
| 1972 | 9.65 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 7.7 | -20.2% |
| 1974 | 10.01 | +30.0% |
| 1975 | 11.3 | +12.9% |
| 1976 | 9.5 | -15.9% |
| 1977 | 8.38 | -11.8% |
| 1978 | 10.51 | +25.5% |
| 1979 | 12.02 | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 10.34 | -14.0% |
| 1981 | 9.89 | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 11.1 | +12.2% |
| 1983 | 12.18 | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 12.52 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 13.5 | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 13.06 | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 12.81 | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 12.72 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 12.21 | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 14.81 | +21.3% |
| 1991 | 12.71 | -14.2% |
| 1992 | 10.71 | -15.7% |
| 1993 | 12.25 | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 13.78 | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 8.93 | -35.2% |
| 1996 | 6.57 | -26.5% |
| 1997 | 8.42 | +28.3% |
| 1998 | 6.05 | -28.2% |
| 1999 | 11.33 | +87.4% |
| 2000 | 10.87 | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 8.54 | -21.4% |
| 2002 | 11.62 | +36.1% |
| 2003 | 10.51 | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 11.17 | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 11.09 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 11.65 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 12.54 | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 12.64 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 11.91 | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 14.44 | +21.2% |
| 2011 | 14.98 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 14.92 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 14.97 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 17.27 | +15.4% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 17.27 is below the median for high income countries, which is 35.97, 48% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 17.27 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.02, 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% | 6.05 | 11.33 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.8 | 9.65 | 18.97 | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.89 | 7.7 | 12.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.03 | 9.89 | 13.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.56 | 6.05 | 14.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.26 | 8.54 | 12.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.32 | 14.44 | 17.27 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 166 Luxembourg 18.29 compare
- 167 Venezuela 18.1 compare
- 168 Mauritania 17.37 compare
- 170 Seychelles 16.74 compare
- 171 Maldives 16.58 compare
- 172 Fiji 15.81 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 17.27 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 18.97 in 1964.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.05 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Nitrogen use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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