Coastal eutrophication: Total Nitrogen (TN) (kilograms of nitrogen) in Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf

Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf: Coastal eutrophication: Total Nitrogen (TN) (kilograms of nitrogen) was 57,440 kg km2 per day in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
57,440 kg km2 per day
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
18th
of 64 countries
All-time high
59,304 kg km2 per day
in 2009
All-time low
43,819 kg km2 per day
in 2001
Years of data
16
2000–2015

Coastal eutrophication: Total Nitrogen (TN) (kilograms of nitrogen) in Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf, 2000–2015

020.0k40.0k60.0k2000200720152000: 50.4k kg km2 per day2001: 43.8k kg km2 per day2002: 48.4k kg km2 per day2003: 45.6k kg km2 per day2004: 54.8k kg km2 per day2005: 53.7k kg km2 per day2006: 53.3k kg km2 per day2007: 49.6k kg km2 per day2008: 50.4k kg km2 per day2009: 59.3k kg km2 per day2010: 57.4k kg km2 per day2011: 57.4k kg km2 per day2012: 57.4k kg km2 per day2013: 57.4k kg km2 per day2014: 57.4k kg km2 per day2015: 57.4k 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: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) in Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf is 57,440 kg km2 per day, measured in 2015.

That represents a change of up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) in Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf peaked at 59,304 kg km2 per day in 2009 and was at its lowest, 43,819 kg km2 per day, in 2001.

Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf ranks 18th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Coastal eutrophication: Total Nitrogen (TN) (kilograms of nitrogen) in Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf, year by year

Annual values for Coastal eutrophication: Total Nitrogen (TN) (kilograms of nitrogen from algae biomass per sq. km. of river basin area per day) in Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf, 2000 to 2015.
Year kg km2 per day Change
2000 50,381 kg km2 per day
2001 43,819 kg km2 per day -13.0%
2002 48,351 kg km2 per day +10.3%
2003 45,621 kg km2 per day -5.6%
2004 54,783 kg km2 per day +20.1%
2005 53,700 kg km2 per day -2.0%
2006 53,332 kg km2 per day -0.7%
2007 49,628 kg km2 per day -6.9%
2008 50,418 kg km2 per day +1.6%
2009 59,304 kg km2 per day +17.6%
2010 57,440 kg km2 per day -3.1%
2011 57,440 kg km2 per day +0.0%
2012 57,440 kg km2 per day +0.0%
2013 57,440 kg km2 per day +0.0%
2014 57,440 kg km2 per day +0.0%
2015 57,440 kg km2 per day +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 50,934 kg km2 per day 43,819 kg km2 per day 59,304 kg km2 per day 10
2010s 57,440 kg km2 per day 57,440 kg km2 per day 57,440 kg km2 per day 6

Countries ranked near Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf

  1. 15 Large Marine Ecosystem: North Australian Shelf 66,841 kg km2 per day compare
  2. 16 Large Marine Ecosystem: Gulf of Mexico 60,537 kg km2 per day compare
  3. 17 Large Marine Ecosystem: Sulu-Celebes Sea 57,922 kg km2 per day compare
  4. 19 Large Marine Ecosystem: Agulhas Current 49,496 kg km2 per day compare
  5. 20 Large Marine Ecosystem: Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf 48,751 kg km2 per day compare
  6. 21 Large Marine Ecosystem: Sea of Japan 46,449 kg km2 per day compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) in Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf?
Coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) in Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf was 57,440 kg km2 per day in 2015, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) recorded in Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf?
The highest recorded value was 59,304 kg km2 per day in 2009.
What is the lowest coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) recorded in Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf?
The lowest recorded value was 43,819 kg km2 per day in 2001.
How does Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf rank for coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen)?
Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf ranks 18th out of 64 countries with data for 2015.
Is coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) rising or falling in Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Coastal eutrophication: Total Nitrogen (TN) (kilograms of nitrogen 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: Total Nitrogen (TN) (kilograms of nitrogen 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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