Nitrogen use efficiency in El Salvador
El Salvador: Nitrogen use efficiency was 30.81 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
30.81
Change on year
up 11.9%
World rank
138th
of 205 countries
All-time high
77.29
in 1965
All-time low
20.39
in 2011
Years of data
54
1961–2014
Nitrogen use efficiency in El Salvador, 1961–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2014, nitrogen use efficiency in El Salvador stood at 30.81.
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 77.29 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 20.39, 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
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 75.06 | — |
| 1962 | 76.19 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 57.38 | -24.7% |
| 1964 | 55.56 | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 77.29 | +39.1% |
| 1966 | 44.7 | -42.2% |
| 1967 | 43 | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 38.42 | -10.6% |
| 1969 | 43.04 | +12.0% |
| 1970 | 38.61 | -10.3% |
| 1971 | 32.45 | -16.0% |
| 1972 | 31.67 | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 34.52 | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 38.56 | +11.7% |
| 1975 | 40.2 | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 28.07 | -30.2% |
| 1977 | 30.67 | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 33.4 | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 48.96 | +46.6% |
| 1980 | 49.54 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 30.76 | -37.9% |
| 1982 | 39.5 | +28.4% |
| 1983 | 31.45 | -20.4% |
| 1984 | 43.38 | +37.9% |
| 1985 | 29.3 | -32.5% |
| 1986 | 30.22 | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 21.59 | -28.5% |
| 1988 | 24.02 | +11.2% |
| 1989 | 27.25 | +13.5% |
| 1990 | 29.18 | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 26.22 | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 32.83 | +25.2% |
| 1993 | 30.53 | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 28.83 | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 35.81 | +24.2% |
| 1996 | 26.46 | -26.1% |
| 1997 | 21.03 | -20.5% |
| 1998 | 25.32 | +20.4% |
| 1999 | 27.88 | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 28.58 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 28.41 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 36.61 | +28.9% |
| 2003 | 33.99 | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 29.69 | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 23.21 | -21.8% |
| 2006 | 30.05 | +29.4% |
| 2007 | 23.47 | -21.9% |
| 2008 | 24.94 | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 26 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 23.23 | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 20.39 | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 26.74 | +31.1% |
| 2013 | 27.52 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 30.81 | +11.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 30.81 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.22, 81% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 30.81 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.02, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.74 | 38.42 | 77.29 | 9 |
| 1970s | 35.71 | 28.07 | 48.96 | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.7 | 21.59 | 49.54 | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.41 | 21.03 | 35.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.5 | 23.21 | 36.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.74 | 20.39 | 30.81 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in El Salvador?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in El Salvador was 30.81 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 77.29 in 1965.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.39 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Nitrogen use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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