Nitrogen use efficiency in Iceland
Iceland: Nitrogen use efficiency was 0.2121 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen use efficiency in Iceland, 1961–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2014, nitrogen use efficiency in Iceland stood at 0.2121.
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 0.3836 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0877, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3753 | — |
| 1962 | 0.2492 | -33.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2156 | -13.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1972 | -8.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2793 | +41.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0877 | -68.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1393 | +58.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1147 | -17.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0962 | -16.1% |
| 1970 | 0.108 | +12.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2028 | +87.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1495 | -26.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1048 | -29.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2265 | +116.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1041 | -54.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1162 | +11.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1262 | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1982 | +57.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0985 | -50.3% |
| 1980 | 0.244 | +147.7% |
| 1981 | 0.174 | -28.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2334 | +34.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0882 | -62.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3281 | +271.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2323 | -29.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2981 | +28.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3559 | +19.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2056 | -42.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1625 | -21.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1583 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2745 | +73.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2344 | -14.6% |
| 1993 | 0.189 | -19.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2405 | +27.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1949 | -19.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2514 | +29.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1972 | -21.6% |
| 1998 | 0.239 | +21.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1822 | -23.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2033 | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3062 | +50.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2113 | -31.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1985 | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3005 | +51.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3329 | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2847 | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2439 | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2203 | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3115 | +41.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3836 | +23.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2389 | -37.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2742 | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1982 | -27.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2121 | +7.1% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.2121 is below the median for high income countries, which is 35.97, 1% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.2121 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54.39, 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% | 0.0882 | 0.3281 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1949 | 0.0877 | 0.3753 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1435 | 0.0985 | 0.2265 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2322 | 0.0882 | 0.3559 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2161 | 0.1583 | 0.2745 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2613 | 0.1985 | 0.3329 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2614 | 0.1982 | 0.3836 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 201 British Virgin Islands 1.84 compare
- 202 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.8552 compare
- 203 Brunei 0.7797 compare
- 205 Qatar 0.0975 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 0.2121 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3836 in 2010.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0877 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Nitrogen use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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