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

Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea
7,458
in 2015
Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea
9,485
in 2015
Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea rank
5th
Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea rank
3rd

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

  • Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea
  • Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k200020072015

How they compare

Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea currently reports 9,485 against 7,458 in Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea, a difference of 2,027.

That makes Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea's figure about 1.3 times Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea ahead.

Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea ranks 5th and Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea ranks 3rd of 64 countries.

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: Mediterranean Sea Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea Difference Ahead
2000s 8,931 7,953 977.3 Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea
2010s 9,103 8,987 116.69 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: Mediterranean Sea or Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea?
Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea, at 9,485 against 7,458 in Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea as of 2015.
What is the difference in coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) between Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea and Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea?
2,027, with Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea and Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea?
16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2015.
How do Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea and Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea rank globally for coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of)?
Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea ranks 5th and Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea ranks 3rd of 64 countries.
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)
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