Nitrogen use efficiency in Maldives
Maldives: Nitrogen use efficiency was 16.58 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Nitrogen use efficiency in Maldives, 1961–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2014, nitrogen use efficiency in Maldives stood at 16.58. 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 369.13 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 16.58, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 311.4 | — |
| 1962 | 318.11 | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 321.48 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 318.69 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 321.73 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 352.08 | +9.4% |
| 1967 | 355.96 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 356.93 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 354.35 | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 369.13 | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 335.54 | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 316.6 | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 297.2 | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 283.36 | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 347.74 | +22.7% |
| 1976 | 306.14 | -12.0% |
| 1977 | 310.35 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 291.63 | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 303.69 | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 333.13 | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 307.8 | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 300.25 | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 288.6 | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 272.64 | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 274.48 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 276.51 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 262.54 | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 267.39 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 273.7 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 221.6 | -19.0% |
| 1991 | 229.34 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 234.42 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 234.62 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 243.54 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 243.22 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 241.31 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 260.17 | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 262.03 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 269.68 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 261.11 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 228.31 | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 164.58 | -27.9% |
| 2003 | 206.69 | +25.6% |
| 2004 | 187.96 | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 127.72 | -32.0% |
| 2006 | 45.85 | -64.1% |
| 2007 | 21.09 | -54.0% |
| 2008 | 61.16 | +190.0% |
| 2009 | 35.6 | -41.8% |
| 2010 | 37.58 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 56.42 | +50.1% |
| 2012 | 17.25 | -69.4% |
| 2013 | 16.88 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 16.58 | -1.8% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 16.58 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.22, 43% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 16.58 is below the median for South Asia, which is 31.17, 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% | 21.09 | 61.16 |
| 2012 | -69.4% | 56.42 | 17.25 |
| 2006 | -64.1% | 127.72 | 45.85 |
| 2007 | -54.0% | 45.85 | 21.09 |
| 2011 | +50.1% | 37.58 | 56.42 |
| 2009 | -41.8% | 61.16 | 35.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 334.53 | 311.4 | 356.93 | 9 |
| 1970s | 316.14 | 283.36 | 369.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 285.7 | 262.54 | 333.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 243.99 | 221.6 | 269.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 134.01 | 21.09 | 261.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.94 | 16.58 | 56.42 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 168 Mauritania 17.37 compare
- 169 Bahamas 17.27 compare
- 170 Seychelles 16.74 compare
- 172 Fiji 15.81 compare
- 173 Jordan 15.25 compare
- 174 Antigua and Barbuda 14.08 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 16.58 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 369.13 in 1970.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.58 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Nitrogen use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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