Nitrogen use efficiency in Honduras
Honduras: Nitrogen use efficiency was 57.0% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Nitrogen use efficiency in Honduras, 1961–2014
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +154.3% | 21.8% | 55.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Honduras
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.7924 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0527 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4642 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.287 (2050)
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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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.