Nitrogen use efficiency in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Nitrogen use efficiency was 1.8% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen use efficiency in British Virgin Islands, 1966–2014
Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, nitrogen use efficiency in British Virgin Islands stood at 1.8%.
That represents a change of down 16.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in British Virgin Islands peaked at 2.4% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1990.
That places British Virgin Islands 201st out of 205 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Nitrogen use efficiency in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 1.4% | — |
| 1967 | 1.5% | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 1.4% | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 1.5% | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 1.4% | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 1.5% | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 1.5% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.5% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.4% | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 1.4% | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 1.4% | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 1.5% | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 1.6% | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 1.6% | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 1.6% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 1.7% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | +14.9% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | +13.4% |
| 1988 | 2.4% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.8% | -23.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | -62.3% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | +92.8% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -16.2% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 1.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.0%, 5% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 1.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.0%, 6% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen use efficiency in British Virgin Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +92.8% | 0.7% | 1.3% |
| 1990 | -62.3% | 1.8% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 4 |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
More reference data data for British Virgin Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, annual 119.92 % change on previous year (1999)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign aid received, annual growth rate 119.92 % change on previous year (1999)
- Foreign aid received by income group, annual growth rate 119.92 % change on previous year (1999)
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth -12.51 % change on previous year (1999)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in British Virgin Islands?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in British Virgin Islands was 1.8% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 1988.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1990.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 201st out of 205 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands 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.