Coastal eutrophication: Dissolved silica (DSi) (kilograms of silica) in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea

Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea: Coastal eutrophication: Dissolved silica (DSi) (kilograms of silica) was 68,759 kg km2 per day in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
68,759 kg km2 per day
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
24th
of 64 countries
All-time high
75,735 kg km2 per day
in 2007
All-time low
53,634 kg km2 per day
in 2003
Years of data
16
2000–2015

Coastal eutrophication: Dissolved silica (DSi) (kilograms of silica) in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea, 2000–2015

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2000200720152000: 72.6k kg km2 per day2001: 68.7k kg km2 per day2002: 68.1k kg km2 per day2003: 53.6k kg km2 per day2004: 58.8k kg km2 per day2005: 65.5k kg km2 per day2006: 60.2k kg km2 per day2007: 75.7k kg km2 per day2008: 71.6k kg km2 per day2009: 62.7k kg km2 per day2010: 58.9k kg km2 per day2011: 64.7k kg km2 per day2012: 69.9k kg km2 per day2013: 72.2k kg km2 per day2014: 65.0k kg km2 per day2015: 68.8k kg km2 per day

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kg km2 per day.

Analysis

The most recent figure for coastal eutrophication: dissolved silica (dsi) (kilograms of silica) in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea is 68,759 kg km2 per day, measured in 2015.

The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coastal eutrophication: dissolved silica (dsi) (kilograms of silica) in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea peaked at 75,735 kg km2 per day in 2007 and was at its lowest, 53,634 kg km2 per day, in 2003.

Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea ranks 24th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Coastal eutrophication: Dissolved silica (DSi) (kilograms of silica) in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea, year by year

Annual values for Coastal eutrophication: Dissolved silica (DSi) (kilograms of silica from algae biomass per sq. km. of river basin area per day) in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea, 2000 to 2015.
Year kg km2 per day Change
2000 72,556 kg km2 per day
2001 68,741 kg km2 per day -5.3%
2002 68,106 kg km2 per day -0.9%
2003 53,634 kg km2 per day -21.2%
2004 58,796 kg km2 per day +9.6%
2005 65,498 kg km2 per day +11.4%
2006 60,198 kg km2 per day -8.1%
2007 75,735 kg km2 per day +25.8%
2008 71,564 kg km2 per day -5.5%
2009 62,740 kg km2 per day -12.3%
2010 58,910 kg km2 per day -6.1%
2011 64,677 kg km2 per day +9.8%
2012 69,912 kg km2 per day +8.1%
2013 72,155 kg km2 per day +3.2%
2014 64,969 kg km2 per day -10.0%
2015 68,759 kg km2 per day +5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 65,757 kg km2 per day 53,634 kg km2 per day 75,735 kg km2 per day 10
2010s 66,564 kg km2 per day 58,910 kg km2 per day 72,155 kg km2 per day 6

Countries ranked near Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea

  1. 21 Large Marine Ecosystem: Barents Sea 74,049 kg km2 per day compare
  2. 22 Large Marine Ecosystem: Oyashio Current 73,752 kg km2 per day compare
  3. 23 Large Marine Ecosystem: North Australian Shelf 71,225 kg km2 per day compare
  4. 25 Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea 68,732 kg km2 per day compare
  5. 26 Large Marine Ecosystem: Patagonian Shelf 66,866 kg km2 per day compare
  6. 27 Large Marine Ecosystem: Indonesian Sea 65,294 kg km2 per day compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is coastal eutrophication: dissolved silica (dsi) (kilograms of silica) in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea?
Coastal eutrophication: dissolved silica (dsi) (kilograms of silica) in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea was 68,759 kg km2 per day in 2015, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest coastal eutrophication: dissolved silica (dsi) (kilograms of silica) recorded in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea?
The highest recorded value was 75,735 kg km2 per day in 2007.
What is the lowest coastal eutrophication: dissolved silica (dsi) (kilograms of silica) recorded in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea?
The lowest recorded value was 53,634 kg km2 per day in 2003.
How does Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea rank for coastal eutrophication: dissolved silica (dsi) (kilograms of silica)?
Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea ranks 24th out of 64 countries with data for 2015.
Is coastal eutrophication: dissolved silica (dsi) (kilograms of silica) rising or falling in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Coastal eutrophication: Dissolved silica (DSi) (kilograms of silica from algae biomass per sq. km. of river basin area per day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Coastal eutrophication: Dissolved silica (DSi) (kilograms of silica 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
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