Nitrogen use efficiency in Somalia
Somalia: Nitrogen use efficiency was 10.6 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen use efficiency in Somalia, 1961–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2014, nitrogen use efficiency in Somalia stood at 10.6.
That represents a change of down 37.3% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Somalia peaked at 18.91 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 9.16, in 2011.
That places Somalia 181st out of 205 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Nitrogen use efficiency in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.44 | — |
| 1962 | 12.94 | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 12.01 | -7.2% |
| 1964 | 11.56 | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 11.28 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 11.72 | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 11.65 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 11.11 | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 11.02 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 11.51 | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 10.89 | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 13.5 | +23.9% |
| 1973 | 9.45 | -30.0% |
| 1974 | 9.78 | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 11.65 | +19.1% |
| 1976 | 12.55 | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 12.14 | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 11.13 | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 11.31 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 11.25 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 14.48 | +28.7% |
| 1982 | 15.26 | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 13.36 | -12.4% |
| 1984 | 16.5 | +23.5% |
| 1985 | 18.42 | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 18.72 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 16.9 | -9.7% |
| 1988 | 17.61 | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 18.91 | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 18.51 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 12.37 | -33.2% |
| 1992 | 11.14 | -9.9% |
| 1993 | 9.71 | -12.9% |
| 1994 | 15.67 | +61.4% |
| 1995 | 12.29 | -21.6% |
| 1996 | 11.84 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 12.43 | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 9.37 | -24.7% |
| 1999 | 12.33 | +31.6% |
| 2000 | 14.78 | +19.9% |
| 2001 | 15.81 | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 16.14 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 15.07 | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 13.94 | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 13.45 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 11.84 | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 11 | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 12.18 | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 12.04 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 15.69 | +30.3% |
| 2011 | 9.16 | -41.6% |
| 2012 | 17.18 | +87.5% |
| 2013 | 16.91 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 10.6 | -37.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 10.6 is below the median for low income countries, which is 61.97, 17% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 10.6 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.24, 17% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen use efficiency in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +87.5% | 9.16 | 17.18 |
| 1994 | +61.4% | 9.71 | 15.67 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.86 | 11.02 | 13.44 | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.39 | 9.45 | 13.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.14 | 11.25 | 18.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.57 | 9.37 | 18.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.62 | 11 | 16.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.91 | 9.16 | 17.18 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 178 Montenegro 12.4 compare
- 179 Kuwait 11.56 compare
- 180 Mauritius 11.23 compare
- 182 Faroe Islands 10.58 compare
- 183 Montserrat 10.31 compare
- 184 Saint Lucia 9.97 compare
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 11,478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.4444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 1,010 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8842 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 42.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1,054 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 42.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 3.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Somalia?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Somalia was 10.6 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.91 in 1989.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.16 in 2011.
- How does Somalia rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Somalia ranks 181st out of 205 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Nitrogen use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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