Nitrogen use efficiency in Maldives
Maldives: Nitrogen use efficiency was 16.6% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Nitrogen use efficiency in Maldives, 1961–2014
Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, nitrogen use efficiency in Maldives stood at 16.6%. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 91.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Maldives peaked at 369.1% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2014.
Maldives ranks 170th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 334.5% | 311.4% | 356.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 316.1% | 283.4% | 369.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 285.7% | 262.5% | 333.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 244.0% | 221.6% | 269.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 134.0% | 21.1% | 261.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 16.6% | 56.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 167 Mauritania 17.4% compare
- 168 Bahamas 17.3% compare
- 169 Seychelles 16.7% compare
- 171 Fiji 15.8% compare
- 172 Jordan 15.2% compare
- 173 Antigua and Barbuda 14.1% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Maldives?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Maldives was 16.6% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 369.1% in 1970.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2014.
- How does Maldives rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Maldives ranks 170th out of 204 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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.