Nitrogen use efficiency in East Timor

East Timor: Nitrogen use efficiency was 48.8% in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
48.8%
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
98th
of 205 countries
All-time high
65.7%
in 2010
All-time low
16.3%
in 1965
Years of data
54
1961–2014

Nitrogen use efficiency in East Timor, 1961–2014

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Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

East Timor recorded 48.8% for nitrogen use efficiency in 2014.

That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in East Timor peaked at 65.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 1965.

That places East Timor 98th out of 205 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Nitrogen use efficiency in East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Nitrogen use efficiency in East Timor, 1961 to 2014.
Year % Change
1961 18.3%
1962 19.0% +3.9%
1963 17.9% -5.7%
1964 16.4% -8.4%
1965 16.3% -0.8%
1966 17.0% +4.5%
1967 20.1% +18.2%
1968 19.5% -2.8%
1969 21.6% +10.4%
1970 20.9% -3.0%
1971 19.4% -7.4%
1972 20.9% +7.8%
1973 21.8% +4.3%
1974 22.3% +2.6%
1975 26.2% +17.4%
1976 30.0% +14.6%
1977 37.6% +25.2%
1978 42.3% +12.3%
1979 50.9% +20.3%
1980 56.3% +10.7%
1981 54.0% -4.0%
1982 54.0% -0.1%
1983 52.5% -2.8%
1984 54.5% +3.7%
1985 53.5% -1.7%
1986 52.4% -2.1%
1987 53.3% +1.6%
1988 54.1% +1.5%
1989 50.2% -7.2%
1990 58.1% +15.8%
1991 58.1% -0.1%
1992 52.4% -9.8%
1993 57.9% +10.5%
1994 58.0% +0.2%
1995 54.7% -5.8%
1996 54.0% -1.3%
1997 49.4% -8.5%
1998 38.1% -22.8%
1999 43.7% +14.6%
2000 51.3% +17.4%
2001 38.6% -24.7%
2002 45.0% +16.5%
2003 38.9% -13.5%
2004 43.4% +11.3%
2005 42.8% -1.3%
2006 46.5% +8.8%
2007 37.7% -18.9%
2008 44.6% +18.2%
2009 58.3% +30.6%
2010 65.7% +12.7%
2011 41.1% -37.5%
2012 44.1% +7.4%
2013 51.6% +16.9%
2014 48.8% -5.4%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 48.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55.2%, 88% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 48.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.5%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 18.5% 16.3% 21.6% 9
1970s 29.2% 19.4% 50.9% 10
1980s 53.5% 50.2% 56.3% 10
1990s 52.4% 38.1% 58.1% 10
2000s 44.7% 37.7% 58.3% 10
2010s 50.2% 41.1% 65.7% 5

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 95 Bhutan 50.5% compare
  2. 96 Croatia 50.3% compare
  3. 97 Greece 50.2% compare
  4. 99 Zambia 48.6% compare
  5. 100 Uzbekistan 48.5% compare
  6. 101 Eritrea 48.3% compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nitrogen use efficiency in East Timor?
Nitrogen use efficiency in East Timor was 48.8% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 1965.
How does East Timor rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
East Timor ranks 98th out of 205 countries with data for 2014.
Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Timor 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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Indicator
Nitrogen use efficiency
Unit
%
Source
Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,031 data points, 1961–2014
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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.