Large Marine Ecosystem: Caribbean Sea vs Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea: Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of)

Large Marine Ecosystem: Caribbean Sea
2,875 kg km2 per day
in 2015
Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea
7,458 kg km2 per day
in 2015
Large Marine Ecosystem: Caribbean Sea rank
2nd
Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea rank
5th

Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of) over time

  • Large Marine Ecosystem: Caribbean Sea
  • Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea
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How they compare

Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea currently reports 7,458 kg km2 per day against 2,875 kg km2 per day in Large Marine Ecosystem: Caribbean Sea, a difference of 4,583 kg km2 per day.

That makes Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea's figure about 2.6 times Large Marine Ecosystem: Caribbean Sea's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea has been ahead every year.

Large Marine Ecosystem: Caribbean Sea ranks 2nd and Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea ranks 5th of 2 groups.

Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Large Marine Ecosystem: Caribbean Sea Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea Difference Ahead
2000s 2,490 kg km2 per day 8,931 kg km2 per day 6,440 kg km2 per day Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea
2010s 3,047 kg km2 per day 9,103 kg km2 per day 6,056 kg km2 per day Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of), Large Marine Ecosystem: Caribbean Sea or Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea?
Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea, at 7,458 kg km2 per day against 2,875 kg km2 per day in Large Marine Ecosystem: Caribbean Sea as of 2015.
What is the difference in coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) between Large Marine Ecosystem: Caribbean Sea and Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea?
4,583 kg km2 per day, with Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Large Marine Ecosystem: Caribbean Sea and Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea?
16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2015.
How do Large Marine Ecosystem: Caribbean Sea and Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea rank globally for coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of)?
Large Marine Ecosystem: Caribbean Sea ranks 2nd and Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea ranks 5th of 2 groups.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of phosphorus from algae biomass per sq. km. of river basin area per day). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of phosphorus from algae biomass per sq. km. of river basin area per day)
Unit
kg km2 per day
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
66 places, 1,056 data points, 2000–2015
Last refreshed