Nitrogen use efficiency in Chad
Chad: Nitrogen use efficiency was 87.6% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Nitrogen use efficiency in Chad, 1961–2014
Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, nitrogen use efficiency in Chad stood at 87.6%.
That represents a change of up 17.3% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Chad peaked at 94.0% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 55.3%, in 1981.
Chad ranks 35th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.5% | 70.3% | 94.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 77.1% | 65.2% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.3% | 55.3% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.5% | 60.0% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.4% | 61.2% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 65.3% | 87.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Chad?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Chad was 87.6% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 1963.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.3% in 1981.
- How does Chad rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Chad ranks 35th out of 204 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad 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.