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 171st of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Nitrogen use efficiency in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 311.4% | — |
| 1962 | 318.1% | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 321.5% | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 318.7% | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 321.7% | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 352.1% | +9.4% |
| 1967 | 356.0% | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 356.9% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 354.4% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 369.1% | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 335.5% | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 316.6% | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 297.2% | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 283.4% | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 347.7% | +22.7% |
| 1976 | 306.1% | -12.0% |
| 1977 | 310.4% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 291.6% | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 303.7% | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 333.1% | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 307.8% | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 300.3% | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 288.6% | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 272.6% | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 274.5% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 276.5% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 262.5% | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 267.4% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 273.7% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 221.6% | -19.0% |
| 1991 | 229.3% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 234.4% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 234.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 243.5% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 243.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 241.3% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 260.2% | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 262.0% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 269.7% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 261.1% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 228.3% | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 164.6% | -27.9% |
| 2003 | 206.7% | +25.6% |
| 2004 | 188.0% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 127.7% | -32.0% |
| 2006 | 45.8% | -64.1% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | -54.0% |
| 2008 | 61.2% | +190.0% |
| 2009 | 35.6% | -41.8% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 56.4% | +50.1% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | -69.4% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | -1.8% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 16.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.2%, 43% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 16.6% is below the median for South Asia, which is 31.2%, 53% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen use efficiency in Maldives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +190.0% | 21.1% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | -69.4% | 56.4% | 17.3% |
| 2006 | -64.1% | 127.7% | 45.8% |
| 2007 | -54.0% | 45.8% | 21.1% |
| 2011 | +50.1% | 37.6% | 56.4% |
| 2009 | -41.8% | 61.2% | 35.6% |
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
- 168 Mauritania 17.4% compare
- 169 Bahamas 17.3% compare
- 170 Seychelles 16.7% compare
- 172 Fiji 15.8% compare
- 173 Jordan 15.2% compare
- 174 Antigua and Barbuda 14.1% compare
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
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 171st out of 205 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.