Nitrogen use efficiency in Namibia
Namibia: Nitrogen use efficiency was 22.0% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen use efficiency in Namibia, 1961–2014
Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 22.0% for nitrogen use efficiency in 2014.
That represents a change of up 56.3% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Namibia peaked at 24.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 1962.
Namibia ranks 157th 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 | 8.2% | 7.5% | 8.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.9% | 8.6% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.8% | 10.3% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 8.0% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 13.9% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 14.1% | 22.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Namibia?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Namibia was 22.0% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 1962.
- How does Namibia rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Namibia ranks 157th out of 204 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.