Nitrogen use efficiency in Honduras

Honduras: Nitrogen use efficiency was 57.0% in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
57.0%
Change on year
up 19.6%
World rank
84th
of 205 countries
All-time high
80.7%
in 1990
All-time low
17.9%
in 2000
Years of data
54
1961–2014

Nitrogen use efficiency in Honduras, 1961–2014

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Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2014, nitrogen use efficiency in Honduras stood at 57.0%.

The figure is up 19.6% on the previous year and up 64.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Honduras peaked at 80.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2000.

Honduras ranks 84th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.

Nitrogen use efficiency in Honduras, year by year

Annual values for Nitrogen use efficiency in Honduras, 1961 to 2014.
Year % Change
1961 52.6%
1962 54.5% +3.5%
1963 53.8% -1.1%
1964 60.3% +12.1%
1965 60.8% +0.7%
1966 57.7% -5.0%
1967 63.2% +9.5%
1968 56.4% -10.9%
1969 49.2% -12.7%
1970 42.2% -14.3%
1971 40.2% -4.7%
1972 43.6% +8.5%
1973 44.9% +3.0%
1974 55.7% +23.8%
1975 48.9% -12.2%
1976 50.0% +2.3%
1977 48.6% -2.8%
1978 65.5% +34.6%
1979 58.1% -11.2%
1980 48.9% -15.9%
1981 58.5% +19.8%
1982 60.3% +3.0%
1983 49.7% -17.7%
1984 49.6% -0.1%
1985 61.9% +24.9%
1986 69.8% +12.8%
1987 57.5% -17.6%
1988 51.4% -10.7%
1989 58.7% +14.3%
1990 80.7% +37.5%
1991 60.0% -25.7%
1992 61.4% +2.4%
1993 47.0% -23.4%
1994 78.8% +67.6%
1995 29.1% -63.1%
1996 40.3% +38.5%
1997 28.4% -29.5%
1998 24.8% -12.5%
1999 19.8% -20.4%
2000 17.9% -9.6%
2001 21.8% +22.1%
2002 55.4% +154.3%
2003 43.7% -21.1%
2004 34.7% -20.5%
2005 33.8% -2.6%
2006 35.2% +4.0%
2007 38.6% +9.7%
2008 54.4% +40.9%
2009 53.5% -1.6%
2010 53.0% -1.0%
2011 41.1% -22.5%
2012 46.1% +12.2%
2013 47.7% +3.5%
2014 57.0% +19.6%

Honduras compared with similar countries

  • Honduras's 57.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55.2%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Honduras's 57.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.0%, 1.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nitrogen use efficiency in Honduras 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.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +154.3% 21.8% 55.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 56.5% 49.2% 63.2% 9
1970s 49.8% 40.2% 65.5% 10
1980s 56.6% 48.9% 69.8% 10
1990s 47.0% 19.8% 80.7% 10
2000s 38.9% 17.9% 55.4% 10
2010s 49.0% 41.1% 57.0% 5

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 81 Bulgaria 57.5% compare
  2. 82 North Macedonia 57.3% compare
  3. 83 Finland 57.1% compare
  4. 85 Gabon 56.9% compare
  5. 86 Gambia 56.8% compare
  6. 87 Czechia 56.0% compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nitrogen use efficiency in Honduras?
Nitrogen use efficiency in Honduras was 57.0% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 1990.
What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2000.
How does Honduras rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
Honduras ranks 84th out of 205 countries with data for 2014.
Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Honduras 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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Indicator
Nitrogen use efficiency
Unit
%
Source
Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,031 data points, 1961–2014
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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.