Coastal eutrophication: Total Nitrogen (TN) (kilograms of nitrogen) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf

Large Marine Ecosystem: Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf: Coastal eutrophication: Total Nitrogen (TN) (kilograms of nitrogen) was 12,146 kg km2 per day in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
12,146 kg km2 per day
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
41st
of 64 countries
All-time high
18,958 kg km2 per day
in 2003
All-time low
10,599 kg km2 per day
in 2002
Years of data
16
2000–2015

Coastal eutrophication: Total Nitrogen (TN) (kilograms of nitrogen) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf, 2000–2015

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2000200720152000: 12.3k kg km2 per day2001: 11.6k kg km2 per day2002: 10.6k kg km2 per day2003: 19.0k kg km2 per day2004: 15.4k kg km2 per day2005: 14.1k kg km2 per day2006: 12.2k kg km2 per day2007: 11.6k kg km2 per day2008: 12.2k kg km2 per day2009: 12.0k kg km2 per day2010: 12.1k kg km2 per day2011: 12.1k kg km2 per day2012: 12.1k kg km2 per day2013: 12.1k kg km2 per day2014: 12.1k kg km2 per day2015: 12.1k kg km2 per day

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kg km2 per day.

Analysis

Large Marine Ecosystem: Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf recorded 12,146 kg km2 per day for coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf peaked at 18,958 kg km2 per day in 2003 and was at its lowest, 10,599 kg km2 per day, in 2002.

That places Large Marine Ecosystem: Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf 41st out of 64 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

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: Southeast U.S. Continental 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: Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf, 2000 to 2015.
Year kg km2 per day Change
2000 12,335 kg km2 per day
2001 11,645 kg km2 per day -5.6%
2002 10,599 kg km2 per day -9.0%
2003 18,958 kg km2 per day +78.9%
2004 15,436 kg km2 per day -18.6%
2005 14,093 kg km2 per day -8.7%
2006 12,167 kg km2 per day -13.7%
2007 11,580 kg km2 per day -4.8%
2008 12,160 kg km2 per day +5.0%
2009 12,037 kg km2 per day -1.0%
2010 12,146 kg km2 per day +0.9%
2011 12,146 kg km2 per day +0.0%
2012 12,146 kg km2 per day +0.0%
2013 12,146 kg km2 per day +0.0%
2014 12,146 kg km2 per day +0.0%
2015 12,146 kg km2 per day +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13,101 kg km2 per day 10,599 kg km2 per day 18,958 kg km2 per day 10
2010s 12,146 kg km2 per day 12,146 kg km2 per day 12,146 kg km2 per day 6

Countries ranked near Large Marine Ecosystem: Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf

  1. 38 Large Marine Ecosystem: Gulf of Alaska 14,788 kg km2 per day compare
  2. 39 Large Marine Ecosystem: Scotian Shelf 14,776 kg km2 per day compare
  3. 40 Large Marine Ecosystem: Somali Coastal Current 13,019 kg km2 per day compare
  4. 42 Large Marine Ecosystem: Aleutian Islands 11,966 kg km2 per day compare
  5. 43 Large Marine Ecosystem: Laptev Sea 11,966 kg km2 per day compare
  6. 44 Large Marine Ecosystem: Oyashio Current 11,649 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: Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf?
Coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf was 12,146 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: Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf?
The highest recorded value was 18,958 kg km2 per day in 2003.
What is the lowest coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) recorded in Large Marine Ecosystem: Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf?
The lowest recorded value was 10,599 kg km2 per day in 2002.
How does Large Marine Ecosystem: Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf rank for coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen)?
Large Marine Ecosystem: Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf ranks 41st out of 64 countries with data for 2015.
Is coastal eutrophication: total nitrogen (tn) (kilograms of nitrogen) rising or falling in Large Marine Ecosystem: Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Large Marine Ecosystem: Southeast U.S. Continental 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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