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 205 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.
Nitrogen use efficiency in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 78.0% | — |
| 1962 | 79.8% | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 81.9% | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 82.4% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 83.4% | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 82.1% | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 75.4% | -8.2% |
| 1968 | 75.1% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 70.3% | -6.4% |
| 1970 | 69.7% | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 62.6% | -10.1% |
| 1972 | 66.2% | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 65.3% | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 61.1% | -6.5% |
| 1975 | 68.7% | +12.6% |
| 1976 | 69.4% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 63.9% | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 64.3% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 80.4% | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 84.0% | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 64.0% | -23.8% |
| 1982 | 103.3% | +61.4% |
| 1983 | 107.9% | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 121.5% | +12.6% |
| 1985 | 115.4% | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 102.0% | -11.6% |
| 1987 | 98.7% | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 99.7% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 104.4% | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 116.2% | +11.3% |
| 1991 | 117.8% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 119.4% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 126.2% | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 121.5% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 116.2% | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 121.4% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 113.0% | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 156.3% | +38.3% |
| 1999 | 170.0% | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 164.9% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 148.6% | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 142.8% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 131.8% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | -24.1% |
| 2005 | 106.5% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 118.8% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 125.3% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 129.8% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 111.7% | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 127.0% | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 152.5% | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 137.7% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 138.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 151.5% | +9.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 151.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55.2%, 2.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 151.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.5%, 3.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen use efficiency in Papua New Guinea 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +61.4% | 64.0% | 103.3% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
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 205 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.