Nitrogen use efficiency in Iceland
Iceland: Nitrogen use efficiency was 0.2% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen use efficiency in Iceland, 1961–2014
Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, nitrogen use efficiency in Iceland stood at 0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Iceland peaked at 0.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1966.
That places Iceland 204th 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4% | — |
| 1962 | 0.2% | -33.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | -13.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | -8.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3% | +41.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -68.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | +58.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -17.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -16.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | +12.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | +87.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -26.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -29.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | +116.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -54.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +11.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | +57.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -50.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | +147.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | -28.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | +34.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -62.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | +271.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | -29.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | +28.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | +19.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | -42.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | -21.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +73.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -14.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -19.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +27.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -19.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +29.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -21.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +21.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -23.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +50.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -31.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +51.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +41.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +23.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -37.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -27.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +7.1% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.0%, 1% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54.4%, 0% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen use efficiency in Iceland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +271.9% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 201 British Virgin Islands 1.8% compare
- 202 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.9% compare
- 203 Brunei 0.8% compare
- 205 Qatar 0.1% compare
More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Iceland?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Iceland was 0.2% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1966.
- How does Iceland rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Iceland ranks 204th out of 205 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.