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
169th
of 205 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

5101520196119872014

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

Annual values for Nitrogen use efficiency in Bahamas, 1961 to 2014.
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.

YearChange FromTo
1999 +87.4% 6.0% 11.3%

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 Luxembourg 18.3% compare
  2. 167 Venezuela 18.1% compare
  3. 168 Mauritania 17.4% compare
  4. 170 Seychelles 16.7% compare
  5. 171 Maldives 16.6% compare
  6. 172 Fiji 15.8% compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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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 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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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
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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.