Nitrogen use efficiency in El Salvador

El Salvador: Nitrogen use efficiency was 30.8% in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
30.8%
Change on year
up 11.9%
World rank
138th
of 205 countries
All-time high
77.3%
in 1965
All-time low
20.4%
in 2011
Years of data
54
1961–2014

Nitrogen use efficiency in El Salvador, 1961–2014

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Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2014, nitrogen use efficiency in El Salvador stood at 30.8%.

That represents a change of up 11.9% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in El Salvador peaked at 77.3% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2011.

That places El Salvador 138th out of 205 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.

Nitrogen use efficiency in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Nitrogen use efficiency in El Salvador, 1961 to 2014.
Year % Change
1961 75.1%
1962 76.2% +1.5%
1963 57.4% -24.7%
1964 55.6% -3.2%
1965 77.3% +39.1%
1966 44.7% -42.2%
1967 43.0% -3.8%
1968 38.4% -10.6%
1969 43.0% +12.0%
1970 38.6% -10.3%
1971 32.5% -16.0%
1972 31.7% -2.4%
1973 34.5% +9.0%
1974 38.6% +11.7%
1975 40.2% +4.2%
1976 28.1% -30.2%
1977 30.7% +9.3%
1978 33.4% +8.9%
1979 49.0% +46.6%
1980 49.5% +1.2%
1981 30.8% -37.9%
1982 39.5% +28.4%
1983 31.5% -20.4%
1984 43.4% +37.9%
1985 29.3% -32.5%
1986 30.2% +3.1%
1987 21.6% -28.5%
1988 24.0% +11.2%
1989 27.3% +13.5%
1990 29.2% +7.1%
1991 26.2% -10.1%
1992 32.8% +25.2%
1993 30.5% -7.0%
1994 28.8% -5.5%
1995 35.8% +24.2%
1996 26.5% -26.1%
1997 21.0% -20.5%
1998 25.3% +20.4%
1999 27.9% +10.1%
2000 28.6% +2.5%
2001 28.4% -0.6%
2002 36.6% +28.9%
2003 34.0% -7.2%
2004 29.7% -12.7%
2005 23.2% -21.8%
2006 30.0% +29.4%
2007 23.5% -21.9%
2008 24.9% +6.3%
2009 26.0% +4.3%
2010 23.2% -10.7%
2011 20.4% -12.2%
2012 26.7% +31.1%
2013 27.5% +2.9%
2014 30.8% +11.9%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 30.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.2%, 81% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 30.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.0%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 56.7% 38.4% 77.3% 9
1970s 35.7% 28.1% 49.0% 10
1980s 32.7% 21.6% 49.5% 10
1990s 28.4% 21.0% 35.8% 10
2000s 28.5% 23.2% 36.6% 10
2010s 25.7% 20.4% 30.8% 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 135 Oman 32.0% compare
  2. 136 China 32.0% compare
  3. 137 Peru 31.5% compare
  4. 139 Algeria 30.1% compare
  5. 140 Belize 30.0% compare
  6. 141 Slovenia 30.0% compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nitrogen use efficiency in El Salvador?
Nitrogen use efficiency in El Salvador was 30.8% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 77.3% in 1965.
What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2011.
How does El Salvador rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
El Salvador ranks 138th out of 205 countries with data for 2014.
Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador 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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Indicator
Nitrogen use efficiency
Unit
%
Source
Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,031 data points, 1961–2014
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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.