Coastal eutrophication: Total Nitrogen (TN) (kilograms) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea
Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea: Coastal eutrophication: Total Nitrogen (TN) (kilograms) was 172,799 kg km2 per day in 2015. ▲ Rising
Coastal eutrophication: Total Nitrogen (TN) (kilograms of nitrogen) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea, 2000–2015
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kg km2 per day.
Analysis
Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea recorded 172,799 kg km2 per day for coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) in 2015.
That represents a change of up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea peaked at 181,961 kg km2 per day in 2003 and was at its lowest, 152,817 kg km2 per day, in 2002.
That places Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea 5th out of 64 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Coastal eutrophication: Total Nitrogen (TN) (kilograms) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea, year by year
| Year | kg km2 per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 156,081 kg km2 per day | — |
| 2001 | 160,362 kg km2 per day | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 152,817 kg km2 per day | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 181,961 kg km2 per day | +19.1% |
| 2004 | 171,216 kg km2 per day | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 164,126 kg km2 per day | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 164,446 kg km2 per day | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 153,981 kg km2 per day | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 157,648 kg km2 per day | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 176,909 kg km2 per day | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 172,799 kg km2 per day | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 172,799 kg km2 per day | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 172,799 kg km2 per day | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 172,799 kg km2 per day | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 172,799 kg km2 per day | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 172,799 kg km2 per day | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 163,955 kg km2 per day | 152,817 kg km2 per day | 181,961 kg km2 per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 172,799 kg km2 per day | 172,799 kg km2 per day | 172,799 kg km2 per day | 6 |
Countries ranked near Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea
- 2 Large Marine Ecosystem: North Brazil Shelf 342,503 kg km2 per day compare
- 3 Large Marine Ecosystem: Bay of Bengal 339,759 kg km2 per day compare
- 4 Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea 335,916 kg km2 per day compare
- 6 Large Marine Ecosystem: Indonesian Sea 121,232 kg km2 per day compare
- 7 Large Marine Ecosystem: Arabian Sea 105,040 kg km2 per day compare
- 8 Large Marine Ecosystem: Patagonian Shelf 95,747 kg km2 per day compare
More development goals data for Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea
- Indicator for Coastal Eutrophication Potential (ICEP) (kilograms of) 3.08 kg km2 per day (2015)
- Coastal eutrophication: Dissolved silica (DSi) (kilograms of silica) 68,732 kg km2 per day (2015)
- Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of) 7,458 kg km2 per day (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea?
- Coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea was 172,799 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: Mediterranean Sea?
- The highest recorded value was 181,961 kg km2 per day in 2003.
- What is the lowest coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) recorded in Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea?
- The lowest recorded value was 152,817 kg km2 per day in 2002.
- How does Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea rank for coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen)?
- Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea ranks 5th out of 64 countries with data for 2015.
- Is coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) rising or falling in Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea 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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