Nitrogen use efficiency in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Nitrogen use efficiency was 10.6% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen use efficiency in Faroe Islands, 1961–2014
Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 10.6% for nitrogen use efficiency in 2014.
That represents a change of down 30.7% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Faroe Islands peaked at 15.7% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1965.
That places Faroe Islands 182nd out of 205 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Nitrogen use efficiency in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.8% | — |
| 1962 | 11.2% | -5.7% |
| 1963 | 13.2% | +18.0% |
| 1964 | 10.5% | -20.4% |
| 1965 | 9.7% | -7.8% |
| 1966 | 15.2% | +57.7% |
| 1967 | 13.7% | -9.8% |
| 1968 | 14.3% | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 12.1% | -15.7% |
| 1970 | 15.7% | +30.3% |
| 1971 | 13.2% | -15.9% |
| 1972 | 11.4% | -13.5% |
| 1973 | 10.3% | -9.7% |
| 1974 | 10.4% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 10.0% | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 12.7% | +27.2% |
| 1977 | 12.1% | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 12.2% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 12.7% | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 12.8% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 13.6% | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 13.9% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 13.6% | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 13.6% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 14.1% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 14.3% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 14.0% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 13.9% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 13.9% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 14.3% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 14.6% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 14.9% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 14.7% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 14.7% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 14.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 14.7% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 14.6% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 14.6% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 14.5% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 14.4% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -30.7% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 10.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.0%, 29% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 10.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54.4%, 19% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen use efficiency in Faroe Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +57.7% | 9.7% | 15.2% |
| 1970 | +30.3% | 12.1% | 15.7% |
| 2014 | -30.7% | 15.3% | 10.6% |
| 1976 | +27.2% | 10.0% | 12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.4% | 9.7% | 15.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.1% | 10.0% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.8% | 12.8% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.6% | 14.3% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 13.8% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 10.6% | 15.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More reference data data for Faroe Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 0.7467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.015 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 31.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 21.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 6.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 8.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0051 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.015 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 7.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.34 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Faroe Islands?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Faroe Islands was 10.6% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 1970.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1965.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Faroe Islands ranks 182nd out of 205 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands 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.