Nitrogen use efficiency in Lithuania
Lithuania: Nitrogen use efficiency was 96.5 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen use efficiency in Lithuania, 1992–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 96.5 for nitrogen use efficiency in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Lithuania peaked at 114.91 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 35.95, in 1992.
Lithuania ranks 29th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Nitrogen use efficiency in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 35.95 | — |
| 1993 | 68.74 | +91.2% |
| 1994 | 56.5 | -17.8% |
| 1995 | 59.68 | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 55.68 | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 60.47 | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 56.32 | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 43.53 | -22.7% |
| 2000 | 50.87 | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 44.53 | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 114.91 | +158.1% |
| 2003 | 85.39 | -25.7% |
| 2004 | 79.45 | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 47.7 | -40.0% |
| 2006 | 67 | +40.5% |
| 2007 | 48.12 | -28.2% |
| 2008 | 114.77 | +138.5% |
| 2009 | 103.25 | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 54.14 | -47.6% |
| 2011 | 90.99 | +68.1% |
| 2012 | 110.23 | +21.2% |
| 2013 | 96.09 | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 96.5 | +0.4% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 96.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 35.97, 2.7× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 96.5 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54.39, 1.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen use efficiency in Lithuania 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 | +158.1% | 44.53 | 114.91 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.61 | 35.95 | 68.74 | 8 |
| 2000s | 75.6 | 44.53 | 114.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.59 | 54.14 | 110.23 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 26 Moldova 98.5 compare
- 27 Palestine 98.31 compare
- 28 Uganda 98.03 compare
- 30 Burkina Faso 95.93 compare
- 31 Martinique 94.65 compare
- 32 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 94.38 compare
More reference data data for Lithuania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2893 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9699 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6729 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5859 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6578 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Lithuania?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Lithuania was 96.5 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 114.91 in 2002.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.95 in 1992.
- How does Lithuania rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Lithuania ranks 29th out of 205 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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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