Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing was 4.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in Southern Asia, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in Southern Asia stood at 4.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.9% on the previous year and up 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in Southern Asia peaked at 5.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2015.
That places Southern Asia 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.5% | — |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -21.9% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -24.2% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +24.4% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -38.8% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +29.6% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -32.4% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -43.3% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +227.2% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -35.1% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | +45.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in Southern Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +227.2% | 1.4% | 4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 5.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 1.4% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.3% | 5.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More development goals data for Southern Asia
- Red List Index 0.7877 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 250.81 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 368.28 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 144 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 143 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 93 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 392 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 641 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 647 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in Southern Asia?
- Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in Southern Asia was 4.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2015.
- How does Southern Asia rank for chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing?
- Southern Asia ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2022.
- Is chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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