Nitrogen use efficiency in Cyprus
Cyprus: Nitrogen use efficiency was 9.3% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Nitrogen use efficiency in Cyprus, 1961–2014
Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, nitrogen use efficiency in Cyprus stood at 9.3%.
The figure is down 51.4% on the previous year and down 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Cyprus peaked at 48.1% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1973.
Cyprus ranks 185th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Nitrogen use efficiency in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29.9% | — |
| 1962 | 38.5% | +28.7% |
| 1963 | 31.7% | -17.6% |
| 1964 | 40.2% | +26.8% |
| 1965 | 46.2% | +14.9% |
| 1966 | 32.5% | -29.7% |
| 1967 | 48.1% | +48.2% |
| 1968 | 24.6% | -48.8% |
| 1969 | 36.1% | +46.6% |
| 1970 | 21.4% | -40.7% |
| 1971 | 33.8% | +57.6% |
| 1972 | 25.5% | -24.5% |
| 1973 | 8.5% | -66.7% |
| 1974 | 47.4% | +458.1% |
| 1975 | 29.5% | -37.8% |
| 1976 | 28.3% | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 33.9% | +20.0% |
| 1978 | 29.1% | -14.1% |
| 1979 | 25.4% | -12.7% |
| 1980 | 29.9% | +17.6% |
| 1981 | 25.7% | -13.9% |
| 1982 | 21.3% | -17.1% |
| 1983 | 20.0% | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 22.7% | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 34.9% | +53.5% |
| 1986 | 23.2% | -33.4% |
| 1987 | 27.9% | +20.2% |
| 1988 | 30.7% | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 30.1% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 26.0% | -13.6% |
| 1991 | 20.2% | -22.6% |
| 1992 | 27.2% | +34.8% |
| 1993 | 30.2% | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 24.1% | -19.9% |
| 1995 | 26.5% | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 24.2% | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 16.4% | -32.2% |
| 1998 | 19.1% | +16.2% |
| 1999 | 24.9% | +30.3% |
| 2000 | 20.5% | -17.4% |
| 2001 | 28.5% | +38.9% |
| 2002 | 28.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 27.8% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 25.3% | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 23.4% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | +18.4% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -51.4% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 9.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.0%, 26% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 9.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54.4%, 17% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen use efficiency in Cyprus 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +458.1% | 8.5% | 47.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.4% | 24.6% | 48.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.3% | 8.5% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.7% | 20.0% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.9% | 16.4% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 19.6% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 9.3% | 22.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 182 Faroe Islands 10.6% compare
- 183 Montserrat 10.3% compare
- 184 Saint Lucia 10.0% compare
- 186 Bahrain 8.8% compare
- 187 Puerto Rico 7.5% compare
- 188 Barbados 7.4% compare
More reference data data for Cyprus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0752 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1715 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7841 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0245 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Cyprus?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Cyprus was 9.3% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 1967.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1973.
- How does Cyprus rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Cyprus ranks 185th out of 205 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.