Nitrogen use efficiency in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Nitrogen use efficiency was 20.2% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Nitrogen use efficiency in Dominican Republic, 1961–2014
Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, nitrogen use efficiency in Dominican Republic stood at 20.2%.
That represents a change of up 19.2% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Dominican Republic peaked at 46.9% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2006.
Dominican Republic ranks 161st of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 38.1% | 31.6% | 46.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.2% | 21.9% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.8% | 25.0% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.5% | 17.5% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 13.6% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 14.8% | 20.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Dominican Republic?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Dominican Republic was 20.2% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 1963.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2006.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Dominican Republic ranks 161st out of 204 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.