Nitrogen use efficiency in Bermuda
Bermuda: Nitrogen use efficiency was 26.2% in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Nitrogen use efficiency in Bermuda, 1961–2014
Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, nitrogen use efficiency in Bermuda stood at 26.2%. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Bermuda peaked at 26.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1978.
Bermuda ranks 149th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nitrogen use efficiency in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.4% | — |
| 1962 | 12.1% | -9.9% |
| 1963 | 11.7% | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 11.3% | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 13.0% | +15.7% |
| 1966 | 11.8% | -9.5% |
| 1967 | 9.8% | -16.5% |
| 1968 | 9.7% | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 7.7% | -20.8% |
| 1970 | 13.8% | +78.6% |
| 1971 | 8.1% | -41.5% |
| 1972 | 7.8% | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 11.7% | +49.6% |
| 1974 | 15.4% | +31.5% |
| 1975 | 15.1% | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 4.2% | -71.9% |
| 1977 | 4.2% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 4.0% | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 4.4% | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 4.3% | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 4.8% | +13.7% |
| 1982 | 7.0% | +45.0% |
| 1983 | 5.9% | -15.6% |
| 1984 | 5.1% | -14.3% |
| 1985 | 14.6% | +187.6% |
| 1986 | 5.4% | -63.0% |
| 1987 | 5.5% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 6.0% | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 6.4% | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 15.8% | +145.4% |
| 1991 | 17.0% | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 6.2% | -63.4% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 6.2% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 6.4% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 6.1% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 7.0% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | +181.3% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 22.7% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 21.6% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 23.1% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 23.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 23.5% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | +11.5% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 26.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.0%, 73% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen use efficiency in Bermuda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +187.6% | 5.1% | 14.6% |
| 2002 | +181.3% | 7.5% | 21.1% |
| 1990 | +145.4% | 6.4% | 15.8% |
| 1970 | +78.6% | 7.7% | 13.8% |
| 1976 | -71.9% | 15.1% | 4.2% |
| 1992 | -63.4% | 17.0% | 6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.2% | 7.7% | 13.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.9% | 4.0% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 4.3% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 6.1% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 7.4% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 23.1% | 26.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
More reference data data for Bermuda
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 0.0126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Bermuda?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Bermuda was 26.2% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1978.
- How does Bermuda rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Bermuda ranks 149th out of 205 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bermuda 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.