Nitrogen use efficiency in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Nitrogen use efficiency was 1.84 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen use efficiency in British Virgin Islands, 1966–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2014, nitrogen use efficiency in British Virgin Islands stood at 1.84.
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 2.38 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.6839, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 1.37 | — |
| 1967 | 1.49 | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 1.42 | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 1.46 | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 1.43 | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 1.48 | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 1.47 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.47 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.37 | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 1.43 | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 1.41 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 1.45 | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 1.51 | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 1.55 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 1.6 | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 1.64 | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 1.71 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 1.72 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 1.74 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 1.79 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 2.05 | +14.9% |
| 1987 | 2.33 | +13.4% |
| 1988 | 2.38 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.81 | -23.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6839 | -62.3% |
| 1991 | 1.32 | +92.8% |
| 1992 | 1.47 | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 1.56 | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 1.54 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.59 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.64 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 1.67 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.7 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.68 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.7 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.72 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.73 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.73 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.75 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.78 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.66 | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 1.56 | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 1.88 | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 1.94 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 2 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 2.06 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 2.21 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 2.19 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.84 | -16.2% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 1.84 is below the median for high income countries, which is 35.97, 5% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 1.84 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.02, 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% | 0.6839 | 1.32 |
| 1990 | -62.3% | 1.81 | 0.6839 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.43 | 1.37 | 1.49 | 4 |
| 1970s | 1.46 | 1.37 | 1.55 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.88 | 1.6 | 2.38 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.49 | 0.6839 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.75 | 1.56 | 1.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 | 1.84 | 2.21 | 5 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
More reference data data for British Virgin Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Contribution temp rise degrees, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre (2024)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per capita 0.6193 units per person (2024)
- How have things changed?, annual growth rate 0.1215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Contribution to temp rise by gas, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in British Virgin Islands?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in British Virgin Islands was 1.84 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 in 1988.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6839 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Nitrogen use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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