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

Large Marine Ecosystem: South West Australian Shelf: Coastal eutrophication: Total Nitrogen (TN) (kilograms of nitrogen) was 5,271 kg km2 per day in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
5,271 kg km2 per day
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
51st
of 64 countries
All-time high
6,759 kg km2 per day
in 2003
All-time low
5,271 kg km2 per day
in 2010
Years of data
16
2000–2015

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k2000200720152000: 6.2k kg km2 per day2001: 6.3k kg km2 per day2002: 5.7k kg km2 per day2003: 6.8k kg km2 per day2004: 6.1k kg km2 per day2005: 6.6k kg km2 per day2006: 5.6k kg km2 per day2007: 5.9k kg km2 per day2008: 5.7k kg km2 per day2009: 5.5k kg km2 per day2010: 5.3k kg km2 per day2011: 5.3k kg km2 per day2012: 5.3k kg km2 per day2013: 5.3k kg km2 per day2014: 5.3k kg km2 per day2015: 5.3k 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 West Australian Shelf is 5,271 kg km2 per day, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is down 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) in Large Marine Ecosystem: South West Australian Shelf peaked at 6,759 kg km2 per day in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5,271 kg km2 per day, in 2010.

That places Large Marine Ecosystem: South West Australian Shelf 51st out of 64 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom 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: South West Australian 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 West Australian Shelf, 2000 to 2015.
Year kg km2 per day Change
2000 6,220 kg km2 per day
2001 6,311 kg km2 per day +1.5%
2002 5,734 kg km2 per day -9.1%
2003 6,759 kg km2 per day +17.9%
2004 6,067 kg km2 per day -10.2%
2005 6,601 kg km2 per day +8.8%
2006 5,560 kg km2 per day -15.8%
2007 5,857 kg km2 per day +5.3%
2008 5,731 kg km2 per day -2.1%
2009 5,517 kg km2 per day -3.7%
2010 5,271 kg km2 per day -4.5%
2011 5,271 kg km2 per day +0.0%
2012 5,271 kg km2 per day +0.0%
2013 5,271 kg km2 per day +0.0%
2014 5,271 kg km2 per day +0.0%
2015 5,271 kg km2 per day +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6,036 kg km2 per day 5,517 kg km2 per day 6,759 kg km2 per day 10
2010s 5,271 kg km2 per day 5,271 kg km2 per day 5,271 kg km2 per day 6

Countries ranked near Large Marine Ecosystem: South West Australian Shelf

  1. 48 Large Marine Ecosystem: East Bering Sea 7,179 kg km2 per day compare
  2. 49 Large Marine Ecosystem: Gulf of California 6,480 kg km2 per day compare
  3. 50 Large Marine Ecosystem: East Central Australian Shelf 5,359 kg km2 per day compare
  4. 52 Large Marine Ecosystem: Red Sea 4,961 kg km2 per day compare
  5. 53 Large Marine Ecosystem: Norwegian Sea 4,166 kg km2 per day compare
  6. 54 Large Marine Ecosystem: East Siberian Sea 3,369 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 West Australian Shelf?
Coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) in Large Marine Ecosystem: South West Australian Shelf was 5,271 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 West Australian Shelf?
The highest recorded value was 6,759 kg km2 per day in 2003.
What is the lowest coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) recorded in Large Marine Ecosystem: South West Australian Shelf?
The lowest recorded value was 5,271 kg km2 per day in 2010.
How does Large Marine Ecosystem: South West Australian Shelf rank for coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen)?
Large Marine Ecosystem: South West Australian Shelf ranks 51st 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 West Australian Shelf?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Large Marine Ecosystem: South West Australian 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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