Nitrogen use efficiency in Brunei

Brunei: Nitrogen use efficiency was 0.8% in 2014. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2014)
0.8%
Change on year
up 23.0%
World rank
203rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
21.9%
in 1974
All-time low
0.6%
in 2013
Years of data
54
1961–2014

Nitrogen use efficiency in Brunei, 1961–2014

05101520196119872014

Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Brunei recorded 0.8% for nitrogen use efficiency in 2014.

That represents a change of up 23.0% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Brunei peaked at 21.9% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2013.

That places Brunei 203rd out of 205 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Nitrogen use efficiency in Brunei, year by year

Annual values for Nitrogen use efficiency in Brunei, 1961 to 2014.
Year % Change
1961 13.7%
1962 14.3% +3.9%
1963 12.3% -13.8%
1964 12.4% +0.9%
1965 11.2% -10.0%
1966 10.9% -2.4%
1967 13.7% +25.7%
1968 12.6% -8.0%
1969 14.3% +13.1%
1970 13.6% -4.9%
1971 10.4% -23.4%
1972 12.1% +15.9%
1973 16.5% +36.8%
1974 21.9% +32.6%
1975 20.5% -6.2%
1976 15.8% -22.8%
1977 11.2% -29.2%
1978 11.9% +5.8%
1979 12.4% +4.7%
1980 8.2% -33.7%
1981 5.9% -28.5%
1982 4.8% -17.9%
1983 5.9% +22.5%
1984 5.7% -3.8%
1985 2.9% -48.7%
1986 3.2% +9.1%
1987 2.3% -27.2%
1988 3.5% +51.3%
1989 4.5% +28.6%
1990 1.4% -69.1%
1991 1.4% -0.9%
1992 1.2% -15.5%
1993 3.2% +169.4%
1994 3.3% +5.9%
1995 3.5% +3.7%
1996 3.7% +6.7%
1997 2.7% -27.6%
1998 2.2% -17.4%
1999 1.7% -22.2%
2000 1.7% -0.2%
2001 1.5% -10.1%
2002 1.3% -12.8%
2003 1.2% -10.3%
2004 0.9% -25.8%
2005 0.9% +3.8%
2006 0.8% -18.8%
2007 0.7% -10.6%
2008 0.7% +4.9%
2009 0.7% +2.0%
2010 0.7% -5.7%
2011 0.8% +18.6%
2012 0.7% -9.7%
2013 0.6% -13.0%
2014 0.8% +23.0%

Brunei compared with similar countries

  • Brunei's 0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.0%, 2% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
  • Brunei's 0.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.5%, 2% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nitrogen use efficiency in Brunei 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.

YearChange FromTo
1993 +169.4% 1.2% 3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12.8% 10.9% 14.3% 9
1970s 14.6% 10.4% 21.9% 10
1980s 4.7% 2.3% 8.2% 10
1990s 2.4% 1.2% 3.7% 10
2000s 1.0% 0.7% 1.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 5

Countries ranked near Brunei

  1. 200 Trinidad and Tobago 2.1% compare
  2. 201 British Virgin Islands 1.8% compare
  3. 202 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.9% compare
  4. 204 Iceland 0.2% compare
  5. 205 Qatar 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nitrogen use efficiency in Brunei?
Nitrogen use efficiency in Brunei was 0.8% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Brunei?
The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 1974.
What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Brunei?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
How does Brunei rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
Brunei ranks 203rd out of 205 countries with data for 2014.
Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Brunei?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brunei 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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Indicator
Nitrogen use efficiency
Unit
%
Source
Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,031 data points, 1961–2014
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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.