Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Nauru

Nauru: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 178 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
178 %
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
6th
of 186 countries
All-time high
277.23 %
in 1965
All-time low
143.76 %
in 1976
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Nauru, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Nauru is 178 %, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Nauru peaked at 277.23 % in 1965 and was at its lowest, 143.76 %, in 1976.

Nauru ranks 6th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Nauru, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Nauru, 1961 to 2023.
Year % Change
1961 270.05 % —
1962 264.64 % -2.0%
1963 259.51 % -1.9%
1964 256.57 % -1.1%
1965 277.23 % +8.1%
1966 272.24 % -1.8%
1967 262.54 % -3.6%
1968 253.93 % -3.3%
1969 255.88 % +0.8%
1970 255.5 % -0.1%
1971 246.96 % -3.3%
1972 233.54 % -5.4%
1973 227.91 % -2.4%
1974 223.27 % -2.0%
1975 222.06 % -0.5%
1976 143.76 % -35.3%
1977 220.67 % +53.5%
1978 223.37 % +1.2%
1979 225.91 % +1.1%
1980 221.71 % -1.9%
1981 215.15 % -3.0%
1982 204.69 % -4.9%
1983 187.35 % -8.5%
1984 172.48 % -7.9%
1985 172.44 % -0.0%
1986 163.31 % -5.3%
1987 156.38 % -4.2%
1988 151.72 % -3.0%
1989 151.92 % +0.1%
1990 149.81 % -1.4%
1991 150.39 % +0.4%
1992 148.77 % -1.1%
1993 147.22 % -1.0%
1994 150.17 % +2.0%
1995 153.15 % +2.0%
1996 156.07 % +1.9%
1997 159.44 % +2.2%
1998 162.4 % +1.9%
1999 164.85 % +1.5%
2000 168.82 % +2.4%
2001 171.99 % +1.9%
2002 175.23 % +1.9%
2003 177.05 % +1.0%
2004 181.08 % +2.3%
2005 184.16 % +1.7%
2006 186.39 % +1.2%
2007 184.24 % -1.2%
2008 182.11 % -1.2%
2009 184.51 % +1.3%
2010 186.16 % +0.9%
2011 169.74 % -8.8%
2012 191.4 % +12.8%
2013 198.48 % +3.7%
2014 177.22 % -10.7%
2015 177.37 % +0.1%
2016 177.41 % +0.0%
2017 176.17 % -0.7%
2018 178.5 % +1.3%
2019 178.48 % -0.0%
2020 177.28 % -0.7%
2021 177.48 % +0.1%
2022 177.35 % -0.1%
2023 178 % +0.4%

Nauru compared with similar countries

  • Nauru's 178 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 40.97 %, 4.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Nauru's 178 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 74.85 %, 2.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Nauru 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
1977 +53.5% 143.76 % 220.67 %
1976 -35.3% 222.06 % 143.76 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 263.62 % 253.93 % 277.23 % 9
1970s 222.3 % 143.76 % 255.5 % 10
1980s 179.72 % 151.72 % 221.71 % 10
1990s 154.23 % 147.22 % 164.85 % 10
2000s 179.56 % 168.82 % 186.39 % 10
2010s 181.09 % 169.74 % 198.48 % 10
2020s 177.53 % 177.28 % 178 % 4

Countries ranked near Nauru

  1. 3 Solomon Islands 352.57 % compare
  2. 3 Caribbean 89.06 % compare
  3. 3 Melanesia 128.75 % compare
  4. 4 French Polynesia 207.95 % compare
  5. 4 Syrian Arab Republic 113.58 % compare
  6. 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 97.44 % compare
  7. 5 Eswatini 178.85 % compare
  8. 7 Samoa 164.39 % compare
  9. 8 Equatorial Guinea 141.58 % compare
  10. 8 Republic of Moldova 78.16 % compare
  11. 9 Tonga 135.24 % compare
  12. 9 United Republic of Tanzania 72.27 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Nauru?
Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Nauru was 178 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Nauru?
The highest recorded value was 277.23 % in 1965.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Nauru?
The lowest recorded value was 143.76 % in 1976.
How does Nauru rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
Nauru ranks 6th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Nauru?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nauru data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).