Nitrogen use efficiency in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Nitrogen use efficiency was 158.4% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen use efficiency in Marshall Islands, 1991–2013
Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrogen use efficiency in Marshall Islands is 158.4%, measured in 2013.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Marshall Islands peaked at 278.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2001.
Marshall Islands ranks 9th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Nitrogen use efficiency in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 121.3% | — |
| 1992 | 168.3% | +38.8% |
| 1993 | 131.1% | -22.1% |
| 1994 | 138.6% | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 219.2% | +58.1% |
| 1996 | 184.8% | -15.7% |
| 1997 | 171.3% | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 121.7% | -29.0% |
| 1999 | 107.5% | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 26.9% | -75.0% |
| 2001 | 23.6% | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 82.1% | +248.1% |
| 2003 | 189.5% | +130.9% |
| 2004 | 117.0% | -38.3% |
| 2005 | 134.4% | +14.9% |
| 2006 | 165.4% | +23.1% |
| 2007 | 215.4% | +30.3% |
| 2008 | 278.0% | +29.0% |
| 2009 | 253.2% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 153.9% | -39.2% |
| 2011 | 133.5% | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 149.4% | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 158.4% | +6.1% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 158.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.2%, 4.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 158.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.5%, 3.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen use efficiency in Marshall Islands 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 | +248.1% | 23.6% | 82.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 151.5% | 107.5% | 219.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 148.5% | 23.6% | 278.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 148.8% | 133.5% | 158.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More reference data data for Marshall Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Marshall Islands?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Marshall Islands was 158.4% in 2013, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 278.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2001.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Marshall Islands ranks 9th out of 205 countries with data for 2013.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.