Nitrogen use efficiency in Indonesia
Indonesia: Nitrogen use efficiency was 80.4% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen use efficiency in Indonesia, 1961–2014
Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 80.4% for nitrogen use efficiency in 2014. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Indonesia peaked at 80.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 1982.
That places Indonesia 44th out of 204 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.3% | 43.2% | 52.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 42.7% | 39.6% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.7% | 33.1% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.7% | 37.6% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.2% | 49.1% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 70.3% | 80.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Indonesia?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Indonesia was 80.4% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 1982.
- How does Indonesia rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Indonesia ranks 44th out of 204 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.