| FUE | fertilizer use efficiency |
| GWR | geographical weighted regression |
| SFA | stochastic frontier analysis |
| NUE | nitrogen use efficiency |
| CS-PNM | canopy sensor-based precision N management |
| DEA | data envelopment analysis |
| EKC | environmental Kuznets curve |
| PGDP | per capita gross domestic product |
| TE | technical efficiency |
| GNP | gross national product |
| OLS | ordinary least square |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| CV | cross-validation |
| AIC | Akaike information criterion |
| VIF | variance inflation factor |
| C-D | Cobb–Douglas |
| LR | likelihood ratio |