Nitrogen use efficiency in Morocco

Morocco: Nitrogen use efficiency was 55.2% in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
55.2%
Change on year
down 19.9%
World rank
90th
of 204 countries
All-time high
145.1%
in 1968
All-time low
23.9%
in 2007
Years of data
54
1961–2014

Nitrogen use efficiency in Morocco, 1961–2014

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Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 55.2% for nitrogen use efficiency in 2014.

That represents a change of down 19.9% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Morocco peaked at 145.1% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 2007.

That places Morocco 90th out of 204 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 116.8% 78.4% 145.1% 9
1970s 87.4% 58.6% 114.6% 10
1980s 70.1% 42.4% 87.2% 10
1990s 64.1% 29.6% 114.1% 10
2000s 48.4% 23.9% 80.9% 10
2010s 60.6% 51.6% 68.9% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is nitrogen use efficiency in Morocco?
Nitrogen use efficiency in Morocco was 55.2% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 145.1% in 1968.
What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 2007.
How does Morocco rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
Morocco ranks 90th out of 204 countries with data for 2014.
Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Morocco 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

Indicator
Nitrogen use efficiency
Unit
%
Source
Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,031 data points, 1961–2014
Last refreshed

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.