Nitrogen use efficiency in Uganda
Uganda: Nitrogen use efficiency was 98.03 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Nitrogen use efficiency in Uganda, 1961–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 98.03 for nitrogen use efficiency in 2014.
The figure is up 37.4% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Uganda peaked at 115.48 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 70.11, in 2008.
That places Uganda 28th out of 205 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Nitrogen use efficiency in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100.94 | — |
| 1962 | 87.3 | -13.5% |
| 1963 | 102.63 | +17.6% |
| 1964 | 103.42 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 107.48 | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 107.74 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 106.71 | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 103.27 | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 112.9 | +9.3% |
| 1970 | 115.48 | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 105.03 | -9.0% |
| 1972 | 106.92 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 106.05 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 98.6 | -7.0% |
| 1975 | 103.12 | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 94.63 | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 86.86 | -8.2% |
| 1978 | 86.06 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 76.34 | -11.3% |
| 1980 | 74.72 | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 81.59 | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 80.29 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 88.33 | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 75.03 | -15.1% |
| 1985 | 82.09 | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 73.8 | -10.1% |
| 1987 | 81.97 | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 83.64 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 84.93 | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 79.31 | -6.6% |
| 1991 | 77.08 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 77.46 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 79.86 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 79.48 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 80.63 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 72.5 | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 70.61 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 78.95 | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 82.89 | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 78.96 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 80.63 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 81.11 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 79.97 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 76.93 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 78.84 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 78 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 75.86 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 70.11 | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 70.57 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 71.05 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 72.72 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 71.03 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 71.37 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 98.03 | +37.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen use efficiency in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +37.4% | 71.37 | 98.03 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 103.6 | 87.3 | 112.9 | 9 |
| 1970s | 97.91 | 76.34 | 115.48 | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.64 | 73.8 | 88.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.88 | 70.61 | 82.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.1 | 70.11 | 81.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.84 | 71.03 | 98.03 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More reference data data for Uganda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Uganda?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Uganda was 98.03 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 115.48 in 1970.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.11 in 2008.
- How does Uganda rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Uganda ranks 28th out of 205 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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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