Nitrogen use efficiency in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Nitrogen use efficiency was 57.5% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen use efficiency in Bulgaria, 1961–2014
Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 57.5% for nitrogen use efficiency in 2014.
That represents a change of up 14.5% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Bulgaria peaked at 73.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 1985.
That places Bulgaria 81st out of 204 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.5% | 27.1% | 61.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 36.9% | 33.4% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.1% | 22.1% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.8% | 31.3% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.2% | 25.7% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 43.7% | 57.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Bulgaria?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Bulgaria was 57.5% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 73.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 1985.
- How does Bulgaria rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Bulgaria ranks 81st out of 204 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.