Nitrogen use efficiency in Niue

Niue: Nitrogen use efficiency was 66.8% in 2013. ▼ Falling

Latest (2013)
66.8%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
57th
of 205 countries
All-time high
76.6%
in 1964
All-time low
30.5%
in 1990
Years of data
53
1961–2013

Nitrogen use efficiency in Niue, 1961–2013

020406080196119872013

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

Analysis

Niue recorded 66.8% for nitrogen use efficiency in 2013.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 75.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Niue peaked at 76.6% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 1990.

Niue ranks 57th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.

Nitrogen use efficiency in Niue, year by year

Annual values for Nitrogen use efficiency in Niue, 1961 to 2013.
Year % Change
1961 45.5%
1962 54.4% +19.7%
1963 68.9% +26.6%
1964 76.6% +11.2%
1965 71.1% -7.2%
1966 55.1% -22.5%
1967 49.7% -9.8%
1968 44.2% -11.0%
1969 39.4% -10.9%
1970 47.1% +19.6%
1971 43.3% -7.9%
1972 44.3% +2.3%
1973 41.6% -6.1%
1974 44.2% +6.3%
1975 35.9% -18.8%
1976 31.7% -11.9%
1977 33.8% +6.9%
1978 33.7% -0.4%
1979 39.7% +17.6%
1980 40.2% +1.2%
1981 40.4% +0.7%
1982 41.6% +2.7%
1983 40.3% -2.9%
1984 41.3% +2.4%
1985 41.2% -0.3%
1986 41.6% +1.1%
1987 41.8% +0.4%
1988 42.3% +1.2%
1989 44.0% +3.9%
1990 30.5% -30.7%
1991 39.2% +28.5%
1992 37.6% -4.0%
1993 39.5% +5.0%
1994 40.1% +1.5%
1995 40.9% +1.9%
1996 41.9% +2.6%
1997 41.9% -0.1%
1998 42.1% +0.4%
1999 42.8% +1.5%
2000 40.2% -6.0%
2001 39.2% -2.5%
2002 37.9% -3.2%
2003 38.1% +0.4%
2004 38.1% +0.2%
2005 38.5% +0.9%
2006 38.6% +0.3%
2007 36.8% -4.7%
2008 36.5% -0.7%
2009 35.9% -1.6%
2010 64.6% +79.8%
2011 64.2% -0.6%
2012 65.6% +2.1%
2013 66.8% +1.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nitrogen use efficiency in Niue 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.

YearChange FromTo
2010 +79.8% 35.9% 64.6%
1990 -30.7% 44.0% 30.5%
1991 +28.5% 30.5% 39.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 56.1% 39.4% 76.6% 9
1970s 39.5% 31.7% 47.1% 10
1980s 41.5% 40.2% 44.0% 10
1990s 39.7% 30.5% 42.8% 10
2000s 38.0% 35.9% 40.2% 10
2010s 65.3% 64.2% 66.8% 4

Countries ranked near Niue

  1. 54 Laos 68.6% compare
  2. 55 Azerbaijan 67.8% compare
  3. 56 Guadeloupe 67.1% compare
  4. 58 Tuvalu 66.8% compare
  5. 59 United Kingdom 66.7% compare
  6. 60 Estonia 65.4% compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nitrogen use efficiency in Niue?
Nitrogen use efficiency in Niue was 66.8% in 2013, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Niue?
The highest recorded value was 76.6% in 1964.
What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Niue?
The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 1990.
How does Niue rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
Niue ranks 57th out of 205 countries with data for 2013.
Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Niue?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Niue 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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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
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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.