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Yield gap versus nitrogen pollution effect

% · lower is better · 149 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Kazakhstan-138.3%
  2. 2Lao PDR-115.5%
  3. 3West Bank and Gaza-103%
  4. 4Mongolia-102.2%
  5. 5Central African Republic-94.5%
  6. 6Cambodia-82.6%
  7. 7Panama-76.8%
  8. 8Poland-70.8%
  9. 9Ecuador-70.2%
  10. 10Argentina-68.2%
  11. 11Venezuela, RB-68%
  12. 12Kyrgyz Republic-63.3%
  13. 13Russian Federation-63.1%
  14. 14Bolivia-62.1%
  15. 15Suriname-58.4%
  16. 16Iraq-55.3%
  17. 17United States-54.4%
  18. 18Ghana-51%
  19. 19Afghanistan-50.4%
  20. 20Guatemala-48.2%
  21. 21North Macedonia-47.9%
  22. 22Armenia-46.4%
  23. 23Belgium-46.3%
  24. 24Austria-45.1%
  25. 25Uganda-43.7%
  26. 26Kenya-41.6%
  27. 27Yemen, Rep.-38.3%
  28. 28Honduras-34%
  29. 29Congo, Rep.-27%
  30. 30Namibia-23.1%
  31. 31Niger-22.2%
  32. 32Congo, Dem. Rep.-21.8%
  33. 33Oman-15.9%
  34. 34South Sudan-15.1%
  35. 35Guinea-12.7%
  36. 36Korea, Rep.-12.4%
  37. 37Dominican Republic-5.6%
  38. 38Angola-4.7%
  39. 39Senegal-4.4%
  40. 40Burundi-4.3%
  41. 41Germany-3.9%
  42. 42Nicaragua-3.6%
  43. 43Uruguay-2.8%
  44. 44Papua New Guinea-2.7%
  45. 45Malaysia-2.5%
  46. 46Croatia-2.2%
  47. 47Rwanda-2%
  48. 48France-1.8%
  49. 49Uzbekistan-1.7%
  50. 50Guinea-Bissau-1%
  51. 51Ukraine-0.94%
  52. 52Ireland0%
  53. 52Albania0%
  54. 52Azerbaijan0%
  55. 52Benin0%
  56. 52Bangladesh0%
  57. 52Bulgaria0%
  58. 52Belarus0%
  59. 52Belize0%
  60. 52Bhutan0%
  61. 52Canada0%
  62. 52Costa Rica0%
  63. 52Djibouti0%
  64. 52Denmark0%
  65. 52Algeria0%
  66. 52Egypt, Arab Rep.0%
  67. 52Eritrea0%
  68. 52Ethiopia0%
  69. 52Finland0%
  70. 52Gabon0%
  71. 52United Kingdom0%
  72. 52Equatorial Guinea0%
  73. 52Greece0%
  74. 52Hong Kong SAR, China0%
  75. 52India0%
  76. 52Italy0%
  77. 52Libya0%
  78. 52Lithuania0%
  79. 52Latvia0%
  80. 52Morocco0%
  81. 52Moldova0%
  82. 52Myanmar0%
  83. 52Montenegro0%
  84. 52Mauritania0%
  85. 52Malawi0%
  86. 52Norway0%
  87. 52Nepal0%
  88. 52Romania0%
  89. 52Sierra Leone0%
  90. 52Somalia, Fed. Rep.0%
  91. 52Slovenia0%
  92. 52Sweden0%
  93. 52Tajikistan0%
  94. 52Timor-Leste0%
  95. 52Tunisia0%
  96. 52Turkiye0%
  97. 52Zimbabwe0%
  98. 53Spain0.06%
  99. 54Indonesia0.9%
  100. 55Mali1.6%
  101. 56Liberia2%
  102. 57Mozambique2.1%
  103. 58Burkina Faso2.2%
  104. 59Tanzania3.5%
  105. 60Lebanon3.5%
  106. 61Bosnia and Herzegovina3.9%
  107. 62Gambia, The4.4%
  108. 63Eswatini5.1%
  109. 64Botswana5.2%
  110. 65South Africa5.5%
  111. 66Haiti5.6%
  112. 67Guyana6%
  113. 68Lesotho6.6%
  114. 69Brunei Darussalam7.5%
  115. 70Sudan12.2%
  116. 71Portugal12.6%
  117. 72Serbia13.6%
  118. 73Hungary14.9%
  119. 74Saudi Arabia15.3%
  120. 75Nigeria17.4%
  121. 76Cameroon17.7%
  122. 77Chad18.8%
  123. 78Iran, Islamic Rep.20.1%
  124. 79Pakistan22%
  125. 80United Arab Emirates23.8%
  126. 81Peru25.1%
  127. 82Viet Nam30.2%
  128. 83Turkmenistan35.8%
  129. 84Slovak Republic36.7%
  130. 85Syrian Arab Republic39%
  131. 86Togo41.9%
  132. 87Zambia43.6%
  133. 88El Salvador49.4%
  134. 89Cote d'Ivoire56.5%
  135. 90Paraguay56.6%
  136. 91Czechia66.1%
  137. 92Netherlands68.1%
  138. 93Luxembourg68.8%
  139. 94Korea, Dem. People's Rep.70.9%
  140. 95Switzerland79%
  141. 96Chile79.3%
  142. 97Colombia81.6%
  143. 98Jordan90.6%
  144. 99Thailand102.4%
  145. 100Israel103%
  146. 101Mexico104%
  147. 102Brazil105.3%
  148. 103Georgia135.9%
  149. 104China172.9%

Yield gap versus nitrogen pollution effect