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 204 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.
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 |
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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 204 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.