Nitrogen use efficiency in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Nitrogen use efficiency was 24.3% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen use efficiency in Costa Rica, 1961–2014
Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 24.3% for nitrogen use efficiency in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Costa Rica peaked at 34.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 1969.
Costa Rica ranks 152nd of 204 countries on this measure, 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 | 22.9% | 13.7% | 32.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.1% | 13.9% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.8% | 16.8% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.8% | 15.1% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 20.8% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 24.3% | 33.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Costa Rica?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Costa Rica was 24.3% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 1969.
- How does Costa Rica rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Costa Rica ranks 152nd out of 204 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.