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

Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea
9,485
in 2015
Large Marine Ecosystem: Yellow Sea
21,149
in 2015
Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea rank
3rd
Large Marine Ecosystem: Yellow Sea rank
1st

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

  • Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea
  • Large Marine Ecosystem: Yellow Sea
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How they compare

Large Marine Ecosystem: Yellow Sea currently reports 21,149 against 9,485 in Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea, a difference of 11,664.

That makes Large Marine Ecosystem: Yellow Sea's figure about 2.2 times Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea's.

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

Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea ranks 3rd and Large Marine Ecosystem: Yellow Sea ranks 1st of 64 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea Large Marine Ecosystem: Yellow Sea Difference Ahead
2000s 7,953 14,637 6,683 Large Marine Ecosystem: Yellow Sea
2010s 8,987 18,668 9,681 Large Marine Ecosystem: Yellow 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: South China Sea or Large Marine Ecosystem: Yellow Sea?
Large Marine Ecosystem: Yellow Sea, at 21,149 against 9,485 in Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea as of 2015.
What is the difference in coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) between Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea and Large Marine Ecosystem: Yellow Sea?
11,664, with Large Marine Ecosystem: Yellow Sea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea and Large Marine Ecosystem: Yellow Sea?
16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2015.
How do Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea and Large Marine Ecosystem: Yellow Sea rank globally for coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of)?
Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea ranks 3rd and Large Marine Ecosystem: Yellow Sea ranks 1st 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