Nitrogen use efficiency in Palestine

Palestine: Nitrogen use efficiency was 98.3% in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
98.3%
Change on year
up 51.2%
World rank
27th
of 205 countries
All-time high
98.3%
in 2014
All-time low
28.6%
in 1994
Years of data
21
1994–2014

Nitrogen use efficiency in Palestine, 1994–2014

204060801001994200420141994: 28.6 %1995: 31.8 %1996: 63.3 %1997: 52.6 %1998: 47.5 %1999: 35.2 %2000: 47.5 %2001: 42.9 %2002: 46.8 %2003: 52.2 %2004: 52.4 %2005: 51.4 %2006: 52.2 %2007: 58.3 %2008: 55.6 %2009: 49.9 %2010: 36.9 %2011: 36.8 %2012: 52.5 %2013: 65 %2014: 98.3 %

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

Analysis

Palestine recorded 98.3% for nitrogen use efficiency in 2014. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 51.2% on the previous year and up 87.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Palestine peaked at 98.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 1994.

Palestine ranks 27th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Nitrogen use efficiency in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Nitrogen use efficiency in Palestine, 1994 to 2014.
Year % Change
1994 28.6%
1995 31.8% +11.2%
1996 63.3% +98.9%
1997 52.6% -16.8%
1998 47.5% -9.8%
1999 35.2% -25.8%
2000 47.5% +34.9%
2001 42.9% -9.7%
2002 46.8% +9.1%
2003 52.2% +11.6%
2004 52.4% +0.3%
2005 51.4% -1.8%
2006 52.2% +1.5%
2007 58.3% +11.8%
2008 55.6% -4.7%
2009 49.9% -10.2%
2010 36.9% -26.1%
2011 36.8% -0.2%
2012 52.5% +42.6%
2013 65.0% +23.9%
2014 98.3% +51.2%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 98.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55.2%, 1.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 98.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 27.8%, 3.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nitrogen use efficiency in Palestine 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.

YearChange FromTo
1996 +98.9% 31.8% 63.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 43.2% 28.6% 63.3% 6
2000s 50.9% 42.9% 58.3% 10
2010s 57.9% 36.8% 98.3% 5

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 24 Burundi 103.0% compare
  2. 25 Nigeria 100.1% compare
  3. 26 Moldova 98.5% compare
  4. 28 Uganda 98.0% compare
  5. 29 Lithuania 96.5% compare
  6. 30 Burkina Faso 95.9% compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nitrogen use efficiency in Palestine?
Nitrogen use efficiency in Palestine was 98.3% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2014.
What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 1994.
How does Palestine rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
Palestine ranks 27th out of 205 countries with data for 2014.
Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is up 87.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine 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.