What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in United States Virgin Islands?

The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 1964.

What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in United States Virgin Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 1961.

How does United States Virgin Islands rank for nitrogen use efficiency?

United States Virgin Islands ranks 176th out of 204 countries with data for 1965.

Where does this United States Virgin Islands 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.

Nitrogen use efficiency in United States Virgin Islands

Name: Nitrogen use efficiency in United States Virgin Islands
Creator: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

United States Virgin Islands: Nitrogen use efficiency was 12.4% in 1965. ▲ Rising

Latest (1965)

12.4%

Change on year

down 26.2%

World rank

176th

of 204 countries

All-time high

16.9%

in 1964

All-time low

8.8%

in 1961

Years of data

1961–1965

Nitrogen use efficiency in United States Virgin Islands, 1961–1965

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for nitrogen use efficiency in United States Virgin Islands is 12.4%, measured in 1965.

That represents a change of down 26.2% on the previous year and up 41.8% over five years.

United States Virgin Islands ranks 176th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands

173 Antigua and Barbuda 14.1% compare
174 Georgia 14.0% compare
177 Montenegro 12.4% compare
178 Kuwait 11.6% compare
179 Mauritius 11.2% compare

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More reference data data for United States Virgin Islands

Summer temperature anomalies 0.2809 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month 0.6263 °C (2026)
Spring temperature anomalies 0.3356 °C (2026)
Annual precipitation 910.85 millimeters (2025)
Precipitation anomalies -85.6 millimeters (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies 0.4764 °C (2025)
Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5083 °C (2025)
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 73.1% (2024)
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 6 metric tons (2024)
Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 91.3% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is nitrogen use efficiency in United States Virgin Islands?: Nitrogen use efficiency in United States Virgin Islands was 12.4% in 1965, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in United States Virgin Islands?: The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 1964.
What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in United States Virgin Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 1961.
How does United States Virgin Islands rank for nitrogen use efficiency?: United States Virgin Islands ranks 176th out of 204 countries with data for 1965.
Where does this United States Virgin Islands 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

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.