Nitrogen use efficiency in El Salvador
El Salvador: Nitrogen use efficiency was 30.8% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Nitrogen use efficiency in El Salvador, 1961–2014
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 137th out of 204 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 137th out of 204 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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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.