Nitrogen use efficiency in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Nitrogen use efficiency was 95.9% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen use efficiency in Burkina Faso, 1961–2014
Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 95.9% for nitrogen use efficiency in 2014.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Burkina Faso peaked at 106.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 58.9%, in 1961.
That places Burkina Faso 30th out of 204 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.4% | 58.9% | 76.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 73.6% | 63.7% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.2% | 70.1% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.0% | 74.3% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.5% | 76.1% | 106.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 77.0% | 95.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Burkina Faso?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Burkina Faso was 95.9% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 106.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.9% in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Burkina Faso ranks 30th out of 204 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.