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 181st out of 204 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.
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 |
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More reference data data for Faroe Islands
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.13 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3816 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.25 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.45 °C (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies -14.26 millimeters (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,056 millimeters (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.45 °C (2025)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 88.4% (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 93.2% (2024)
- Milk production 7,243 tonnes (2024)
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 181st out of 204 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.