Nitrogen use efficiency in Belize
Belize: Nitrogen use efficiency was 30.0% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Nitrogen use efficiency in Belize, 1961–2014
Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 30.0% for nitrogen use efficiency in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.0% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Belize peaked at 63.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2003.
That places Belize 140th out of 205 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Nitrogen use efficiency in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 52.7% | — |
| 1962 | 28.2% | -46.5% |
| 1963 | 33.3% | +18.1% |
| 1964 | 50.4% | +51.5% |
| 1965 | 43.1% | -14.6% |
| 1966 | 47.7% | +10.7% |
| 1967 | 37.7% | -20.9% |
| 1968 | 32.8% | -13.0% |
| 1969 | 26.5% | -19.2% |
| 1970 | 29.9% | +12.7% |
| 1971 | 57.6% | +92.6% |
| 1972 | 42.4% | -26.3% |
| 1973 | 49.1% | +15.7% |
| 1974 | 46.0% | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 34.4% | -25.2% |
| 1976 | 49.5% | +43.8% |
| 1977 | 58.3% | +17.8% |
| 1978 | 47.4% | -18.7% |
| 1979 | 40.8% | -13.9% |
| 1980 | 45.3% | +11.0% |
| 1981 | 56.0% | +23.6% |
| 1982 | 59.0% | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 44.3% | -25.0% |
| 1984 | 39.7% | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 36.3% | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 32.5% | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 35.7% | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 30.4% | -15.0% |
| 1989 | 33.1% | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 36.2% | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 40.1% | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 39.7% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 45.8% | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 43.1% | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 47.8% | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 61.1% | +27.8% |
| 1997 | 63.9% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 50.1% | -21.7% |
| 1999 | 51.1% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 44.0% | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 56.1% | +27.5% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | -74.9% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | -35.6% |
| 2004 | 43.9% | +384.1% |
| 2005 | 34.7% | -20.9% |
| 2006 | 41.3% | +19.1% |
| 2007 | 46.5% | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 57.2% | +22.8% |
| 2009 | 28.6% | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 54.1% | +89.2% |
| 2011 | 30.7% | -43.3% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 35.8% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | -16.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 30.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.2%, 79% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belize's 30.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.0%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen use efficiency in Belize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +384.1% | 9.1% | 43.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.2% | 26.5% | 52.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 45.5% | 29.9% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.2% | 30.4% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.9% | 36.2% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 9.1% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 30.0% | 54.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More reference data data for Belize
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0206 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1856 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0225 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Belize?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Belize was 30.0% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 63.9% in 1997.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2003.
- How does Belize rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Belize ranks 140th out of 205 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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.