Coastal eutrophication: Total Nitrogen (TN) (kilograms of nitrogen) in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea

Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea: Coastal eutrophication: Total Nitrogen (TN) (kilograms of nitrogen) was 72,208 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
72,208
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 64 countries
All-time high
108,247
in 2000
All-time low
72,027
in 2009
Years of data
16
2000–2015

Coastal eutrophication: Total Nitrogen (TN) (kilograms of nitrogen) in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea, 2000–2015

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k2000200720152000: 108.2k2001: 107.9k2002: 105.7k2003: 79.1k2004: 88.0k2005: 83.5k2006: 81.7k2007: 98.1k2008: 87.0k2009: 72.0k2010: 72.2k2011: 72.2k2012: 72.2k2013: 72.2k2014: 72.2k2015: 72.2k

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

In 2015, coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea stood at 72,208.

The figure is down 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea peaked at 108,247 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 72,027, in 2009.

That places Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea 12th out of 64 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Coastal eutrophication: Total Nitrogen (TN) (kilograms of nitrogen) in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea, 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: North Sea, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 108,247
2001 107,858 -0.4%
2002 105,682 -2.0%
2003 79,120 -25.1%
2004 87,990 +11.2%
2005 83,524 -5.1%
2006 81,656 -2.2%
2007 98,092 +20.1%
2008 87,026 -11.3%
2009 72,027 -17.2%
2010 72,208 +0.3%
2011 72,208 +0.0%
2012 72,208 +0.0%
2013 72,208 +0.0%
2014 72,208 +0.0%
2015 72,208 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 91,122 72,027 108,247 10
2010s 72,208 72,208 72,208 6

Countries ranked near Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea

  1. 9 Large Marine Ecosystem: Guinea Current 89,599 compare
  2. 10 Large Marine Ecosystem: Black Sea 89,209 compare
  3. 11 Large Marine Ecosystem: East China Sea 81,970 compare
  4. 13 Large Marine Ecosystem: Kuroshio Current 71,755 compare
  5. 14 Large Marine Ecosystem: Celtic-Biscay Shelf 71,725 compare
  6. 15 Large Marine Ecosystem: North Australian Shelf 66,841 compare

See the full ranking of 66 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea?
Coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea was 72,208 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: North Sea?
The highest recorded value was 108,247 in 2000.
What is the lowest coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) recorded in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea?
The lowest recorded value was 72,027 in 2009.
How does Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea rank for coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen)?
Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea ranks 12th out of 64 countries with data for 2015.
Is coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) rising or falling in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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: 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)
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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