Nitrogen use efficiency in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Nitrogen use efficiency was 649.0% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen use efficiency in Solomon Islands, 1961–2014
Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, nitrogen use efficiency in Solomon Islands stood at 649.0%. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 58.6% on the previous year and up 87.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Solomon Islands peaked at 649.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 107.3%, in 1968.
That places Solomon Islands 1st 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 | 127.5% | 107.3% | 139.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 134.3% | 107.4% | 199.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 247.9% | 206.3% | 290.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 336.3% | 278.6% | 366.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 358.6% | 330.6% | 382.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 442.2% | 370.7% | 649.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 506.2% compare
- 3 Malaysia 262.1% compare
- 4 Sao Tome and Principe 178.6% compare
More reference data data for Solomon Islands
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5032 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3882 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2159 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4206 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 164.87 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6447 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Democracy 6 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Solomon Islands?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Solomon Islands was 649.0% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 649.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 107.3% in 1968.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Solomon Islands ranks 1st out of 204 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.