Nitrogen use efficiency in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Nitrogen use efficiency was 85.3% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen use efficiency in Ethiopia, 1961–2014
Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrogen use efficiency in Ethiopia is 85.3%, measured in 2014.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Ethiopia peaked at 87.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 57.1%, in 1978.
Ethiopia ranks 38th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.2% | 59.7% | 64.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 62.5% | 57.1% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.9% | 60.2% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.8% | 57.2% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.7% | 65.3% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 79.6% | 87.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Ethiopia?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Ethiopia was 85.3% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1% in 1978.
- How does Ethiopia rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Ethiopia ranks 38th out of 204 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.