Nitrogen use efficiency in East Timor
East Timor: Nitrogen use efficiency was 48.8% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen use efficiency in East Timor, 1961–2014
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 171.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 41.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 75.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 112.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 17.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4255 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9426 (2050)
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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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.