Nitrogen use efficiency in Panama
Panama: Nitrogen use efficiency was 21.0% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Nitrogen use efficiency in Panama, 1961–2014
Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 21.0% for nitrogen use efficiency in 2014.
That represents a change of up 46.0% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Panama peaked at 26.5% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2013.
Panama ranks 159th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.6% | 19.4% | 26.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.4% | 14.9% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.4% | 17.0% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 14.7% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 18.8% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 14.4% | 21.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Panama?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Panama was 21.0% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 1961.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2013.
- How does Panama rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Panama ranks 159th out of 204 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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.