Nitrogen use efficiency in Palestine
Palestine: Nitrogen use efficiency was 98.3% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen use efficiency in Palestine, 1994–2014
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +98.9% | 31.8% | 63.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Palestine
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1625 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0127 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.022 (2050)
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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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.