Nitrogen use efficiency in Guyana
Guyana: Nitrogen use efficiency was 39.6% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen use efficiency in Guyana, 1961–2014
Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 39.6% for nitrogen use efficiency in 2014. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.7% on the previous year and up 87.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Guyana peaked at 39.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 1973.
Guyana ranks 118th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.9% | 23.4% | 33.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.7% | 17.7% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.7% | 20.7% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.2% | 20.6% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 20.8% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 25.4% | 39.6% | 5 |
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- 115 North Korea 41.8% compare
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- 120 Zimbabwe 38.3% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Guyana?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Guyana was 39.6% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 1973.
- How does Guyana rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Guyana ranks 118th out of 204 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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.