Nitrogen use efficiency in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Nitrogen use efficiency was 151.5% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen use efficiency in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2014
Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 151.5% for nitrogen use efficiency in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Papua New Guinea peaked at 170.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 61.1%, in 1974.
That places Papua New Guinea 10th out of 204 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.7% | 70.3% | 83.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 67.2% | 61.1% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 100.1% | 64.0% | 121.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 127.8% | 113.0% | 170.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 128.0% | 100.0% | 164.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 141.4% | 127.0% | 152.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Papua New Guinea?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Papua New Guinea was 151.5% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 170.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1% in 1974.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 10th out of 204 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.