Nitrogen use efficiency in Eritrea
Eritrea: Nitrogen use efficiency was 48.32 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
48.32
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
101st
of 205 countries
All-time high
73.14
in 2007
All-time low
21.36
in 2002
Years of data
22
1993–2014
Nitrogen use efficiency in Eritrea, 1993–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrogen use efficiency in Eritrea is 48.32, measured in 2014.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Eritrea peaked at 73.14 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 21.36, in 2002.
Eritrea ranks 101st of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Nitrogen use efficiency in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 32.54 | — |
| 1994 | 59.59 | +83.1% |
| 1995 | 42.7 | -28.3% |
| 1996 | 27.33 | -36.0% |
| 1997 | 25.85 | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 58.79 | +127.5% |
| 1999 | 44.27 | -24.7% |
| 2000 | 25.42 | -42.6% |
| 2001 | 39.08 | +53.7% |
| 2002 | 21.36 | -45.3% |
| 2003 | 30.42 | +42.4% |
| 2004 | 32.32 | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 58.88 | +82.1% |
| 2006 | 67.04 | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 73.14 | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 28.75 | -60.7% |
| 2009 | 43.87 | +52.6% |
| 2010 | 46.21 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 49.96 | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 47.89 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 53.14 | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 48.32 | -9.1% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 48.32 is below the median for low income countries, which is 61.97, 78% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 48.32 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.24, 78% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.58 | 25.85 | 59.59 | 7 |
| 2000s | 42.03 | 21.36 | 73.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.1 | 46.21 | 53.14 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0531 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2642 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 4.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 1,801 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 47.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 153.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1781 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 4,140 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Eritrea?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Eritrea was 48.32 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 73.14 in 2007.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.36 in 2002.
- How does Eritrea rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Eritrea ranks 101st out of 205 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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