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

Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea: Coastal eutrophication: Total Nitrogen (TN) (kilograms of nitrogen) was 335,916 kg km2 per day in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
335,916 kg km2 per day
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 64 countries
All-time high
351,255 kg km2 per day
in 2008
All-time low
290,577 kg km2 per day
in 2003
Years of data
16
2000–2015

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2000200720152000: 301.5k kg km2 per day2001: 316.0k kg km2 per day2002: 294.0k kg km2 per day2003: 290.6k kg km2 per day2004: 301.1k kg km2 per day2005: 313.2k kg km2 per day2006: 323.6k kg km2 per day2007: 311.1k kg km2 per day2008: 351.3k kg km2 per day2009: 341.5k kg km2 per day2010: 335.9k kg km2 per day2011: 335.9k kg km2 per day2012: 335.9k kg km2 per day2013: 335.9k kg km2 per day2014: 335.9k kg km2 per day2015: 335.9k 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 China Sea is 335,916 kg km2 per day, measured in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) in Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea peaked at 351,255 kg km2 per day in 2008 and was at its lowest, 290,577 kg km2 per day, in 2003.

Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea ranks 4th of 64 countries on this measure, 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 of nitrogen) in Large Marine Ecosystem: South China 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: South China Sea, 2000 to 2015.
Year kg km2 per day Change
2000 301,496 kg km2 per day
2001 315,982 kg km2 per day +4.8%
2002 293,980 kg km2 per day -7.0%
2003 290,577 kg km2 per day -1.2%
2004 301,147 kg km2 per day +3.6%
2005 313,205 kg km2 per day +4.0%
2006 323,563 kg km2 per day +3.3%
2007 311,146 kg km2 per day -3.8%
2008 351,255 kg km2 per day +12.9%
2009 341,456 kg km2 per day -2.8%
2010 335,916 kg km2 per day -1.6%
2011 335,916 kg km2 per day +0.0%
2012 335,916 kg km2 per day +0.0%
2013 335,916 kg km2 per day +0.0%
2014 335,916 kg km2 per day +0.0%
2015 335,916 kg km2 per day +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 314,381 kg km2 per day 290,577 kg km2 per day 351,255 kg km2 per day 10
2010s 335,916 kg km2 per day 335,916 kg km2 per day 335,916 kg km2 per day 6

Countries ranked near Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea

  1. 1 Large Marine Ecosystem: Yellow Sea 359,114 kg km2 per day compare
  2. 2 Large Marine Ecosystem: North Brazil Shelf 342,503 kg km2 per day compare
  3. 3 Large Marine Ecosystem: Bay of Bengal 339,759 kg km2 per day compare
  4. 5 Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea 172,799 kg km2 per day compare
  5. 6 Large Marine Ecosystem: Indonesian Sea 121,232 kg km2 per day compare
  6. 7 Large Marine Ecosystem: Arabian Sea 105,040 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 China Sea?
Coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) in Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea was 335,916 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 China Sea?
The highest recorded value was 351,255 kg km2 per day in 2008.
What is the lowest coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) recorded in Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea?
The lowest recorded value was 290,577 kg km2 per day in 2003.
How does Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea rank for coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen)?
Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea ranks 4th 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 China Sea?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Large Marine Ecosystem: South China 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)
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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