Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Baltic Sea

Large Marine Ecosystem: Baltic Sea: Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of) was 670.5 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
670.5
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
36th
of 64 countries
All-time high
892.22
in 2001
All-time low
632.65
in 2003
Years of data
16
2000–2015

Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Baltic Sea, 2000–2015

02004006008002000200720152000: 863.12001: 892.22002: 884.62003: 632.62004: 7182005: 7842006: 676.42007: 752.82008: 750.42009: 722.22010: 864.22011: 806.62012: 685.72013: 794.72014: 675.32015: 670.5

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

In 2015, coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Baltic Sea stood at 670.5.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Baltic Sea peaked at 892.22 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 632.65, in 2003.

Large Marine Ecosystem: Baltic Sea ranks 36th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Baltic Sea, year by year

Annual values for Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of phosphorus from algae biomass per sq. km. of river basin area per day) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Baltic Sea, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 863.06
2001 892.22 +3.4%
2002 884.56 -0.9%
2003 632.65 -28.5%
2004 718 +13.5%
2005 784.01 +9.2%
2006 676.38 -13.7%
2007 752.83 +11.3%
2008 750.4 -0.3%
2009 722.22 -3.8%
2010 864.19 +19.7%
2011 806.6 -6.7%
2012 685.68 -15.0%
2013 794.69 +15.9%
2014 675.31 -15.0%
2015 670.5 -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 767.64 632.65 892.22 10
2010s 749.49 670.5 864.19 6

Countries ranked near Large Marine Ecosystem: Baltic Sea

  1. 33 Large Marine Ecosystem: Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf 798.31 compare
  2. 34 Large Marine Ecosystem: Iberian Coastal 793.11 compare
  3. 35 Large Marine Ecosystem: Gulf of Thailand 693.6 compare
  4. 37 Large Marine Ecosystem: Canary Current 616.89 compare
  5. 38 Large Marine Ecosystem: Oyashio Current 536.18 compare
  6. 39 Large Marine Ecosystem: Insular Pacific-Hawaiian 432.73 compare

See the full ranking of 66 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Baltic Sea?
Coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Baltic Sea was 670.5 in 2015, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) recorded in Large Marine Ecosystem: Baltic Sea?
The highest recorded value was 892.22 in 2001.
What is the lowest coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) recorded in Large Marine Ecosystem: Baltic Sea?
The lowest recorded value was 632.65 in 2003.
How does Large Marine Ecosystem: Baltic Sea rank for coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of)?
Large Marine Ecosystem: Baltic Sea ranks 36th out of 64 countries with data for 2015.
Is coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) rising or falling in Large Marine Ecosystem: Baltic Sea?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Large Marine Ecosystem: Baltic Sea data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of phosphorus 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 Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of phosphorus 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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