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

Large Marine Ecosystem: South Brazil Shelf: Coastal eutrophication: Total Nitrogen (TN) (kilograms of nitrogen) was 27,752 kg km2 per day in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
27,752 kg km2 per day
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 64 countries
All-time high
27,752 kg km2 per day
in 2012
All-time low
24,045 kg km2 per day
in 2006
Years of data
16
2000–2015

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k2000200720152000: 24.5k kg km2 per day2001: 26.2k kg km2 per day2002: 25.5k kg km2 per day2003: 25.3k kg km2 per day2004: 26.3k kg km2 per day2005: 26.4k kg km2 per day2006: 24.0k kg km2 per day2007: 27.0k kg km2 per day2008: 27.4k kg km2 per day2009: 27.3k kg km2 per day2010: 27.8k kg km2 per day2011: 27.8k kg km2 per day2012: 27.8k kg km2 per day2013: 27.8k kg km2 per day2014: 27.8k kg km2 per day2015: 27.8k 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: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) in Large Marine Ecosystem: South Brazil Shelf is 27,752 kg km2 per day, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) in Large Marine Ecosystem: South Brazil Shelf peaked at 27,752 kg km2 per day in 2012 and was at its lowest, 24,045 kg km2 per day, in 2006.

Large Marine Ecosystem: South Brazil Shelf ranks 29th 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: South 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: South Brazil Shelf, 2000 to 2015.
Year kg km2 per day Change
2000 24,460 kg km2 per day
2001 26,246 kg km2 per day +7.3%
2002 25,529 kg km2 per day -2.7%
2003 25,273 kg km2 per day -1.0%
2004 26,258 kg km2 per day +3.9%
2005 26,358 kg km2 per day +0.4%
2006 24,045 kg km2 per day -8.8%
2007 26,953 kg km2 per day +12.1%
2008 27,411 kg km2 per day +1.7%
2009 27,337 kg km2 per day -0.3%
2010 27,752 kg km2 per day +1.5%
2011 27,752 kg km2 per day +0.0%
2012 27,752 kg km2 per day +0.0%
2013 27,752 kg km2 per day +0.0%
2014 27,752 kg km2 per day +0.0%
2015 27,752 kg km2 per day +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25,987 kg km2 per day 24,045 kg km2 per day 27,411 kg km2 per day 10
2010s 27,752 kg km2 per day 27,752 kg km2 per day 27,752 kg km2 per day 6

Countries ranked near Large Marine Ecosystem: South Brazil Shelf

  1. 26 Large Marine Ecosystem: Benguela Current 36,624 kg km2 per day compare
  2. 27 Large Marine Ecosystem: Kara Sea 36,357 kg km2 per day compare
  3. 28 Large Marine Ecosystem: West Bering Sea 32,188 kg km2 per day compare
  4. 30 Large Marine Ecosystem: Northeast Australian Shelf 27,127 kg km2 per day compare
  5. 31 Large Marine Ecosystem: California Current 26,128 kg km2 per day compare
  6. 32 Large Marine Ecosystem: Hudson Bay Complex 24,714 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: South Brazil Shelf?
Coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) in Large Marine Ecosystem: South Brazil Shelf was 27,752 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: South Brazil Shelf?
The highest recorded value was 27,752 kg km2 per day in 2012.
What is the lowest coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) recorded in Large Marine Ecosystem: South Brazil Shelf?
The lowest recorded value was 24,045 kg km2 per day in 2006.
How does Large Marine Ecosystem: South Brazil Shelf rank for coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen)?
Large Marine Ecosystem: South Brazil Shelf ranks 29th out of 64 countries with data for 2015.
Is coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) rising or falling in Large Marine Ecosystem: South Brazil Shelf?
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: South 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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