Nitrogen use efficiency in Mauritania
Mauritania: Nitrogen use efficiency was 17.4% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen use efficiency in Mauritania, 1961–2014
Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrogen use efficiency in Mauritania is 17.4%, measured in 2014.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Mauritania peaked at 19.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1977.
Mauritania ranks 167th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.6% | 12.7% | 15.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.9% | 7.9% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.0% | 8.4% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 9.9% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 10.8% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 13.9% | 19.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Mauritania?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Mauritania was 17.4% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1977.
- How does Mauritania rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Mauritania ranks 167th out of 204 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.