Nitrogen use efficiency in Belize
Belize: Nitrogen use efficiency was 30.02 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Nitrogen use efficiency in Belize, 1961–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belize recorded 30.02 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 63.93 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 9.07, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 52.72 | — |
| 1962 | 28.18 | -46.5% |
| 1963 | 33.27 | +18.1% |
| 1964 | 50.39 | +51.5% |
| 1965 | 43.06 | -14.6% |
| 1966 | 47.68 | +10.7% |
| 1967 | 37.73 | -20.9% |
| 1968 | 32.82 | -13.0% |
| 1969 | 26.52 | -19.2% |
| 1970 | 29.88 | +12.7% |
| 1971 | 57.56 | +92.6% |
| 1972 | 42.41 | -26.3% |
| 1973 | 49.08 | +15.7% |
| 1974 | 45.98 | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 34.4 | -25.2% |
| 1976 | 49.48 | +43.8% |
| 1977 | 58.3 | +17.8% |
| 1978 | 47.38 | -18.7% |
| 1979 | 40.79 | -13.9% |
| 1980 | 45.27 | +11.0% |
| 1981 | 55.97 | +23.6% |
| 1982 | 59.01 | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 44.25 | -25.0% |
| 1984 | 39.74 | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 36.28 | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 32.46 | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 35.73 | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 30.38 | -15.0% |
| 1989 | 33.1 | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 36.22 | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 40.06 | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 39.68 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 45.77 | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 43.07 | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 47.84 | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 61.14 | +27.8% |
| 1997 | 63.93 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 50.07 | -21.7% |
| 1999 | 51.1 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 43.96 | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 56.06 | +27.5% |
| 2002 | 14.08 | -74.9% |
| 2003 | 9.07 | -35.6% |
| 2004 | 43.88 | +384.1% |
| 2005 | 34.72 | -20.9% |
| 2006 | 41.34 | +19.1% |
| 2007 | 46.53 | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 57.15 | +22.8% |
| 2009 | 28.6 | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 54.1 | +89.2% |
| 2011 | 30.66 | -43.3% |
| 2012 | 34.17 | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 35.75 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 30.02 | -16.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 30.02 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.22, 79% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belize's 30.02 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.02, 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% | 9.07 | 43.88 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.15 | 26.52 | 52.72 | 9 |
| 1970s | 45.53 | 29.88 | 58.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.22 | 30.38 | 59.01 | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.89 | 36.22 | 63.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.54 | 9.07 | 57.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.94 | 30.02 | 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 30.02 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 63.93 in 1997.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.07 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Nitrogen use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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