Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Bay of Bengal
Large Marine Ecosystem: Bay of Bengal: Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms) was 18,448 kg km2 per day in 2015. ▲ Rising
Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Bay of Bengal, 2000–2015
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kg km2 per day.
Analysis
Large Marine Ecosystem: Bay of Bengal recorded 18,448 kg km2 per day for coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in 2015. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Bay of Bengal peaked at 18,448 kg km2 per day in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11,910 kg km2 per day, in 2009.
That places Large Marine Ecosystem: Bay of Bengal 2nd out of 64 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Bay of Bengal, year by year
| Year | kg km2 per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13,288 kg km2 per day | — |
| 2001 | 12,455 kg km2 per day | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 12,673 kg km2 per day | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 12,818 kg km2 per day | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 12,810 kg km2 per day | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 12,148 kg km2 per day | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 12,638 kg km2 per day | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 12,649 kg km2 per day | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 13,332 kg km2 per day | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 11,910 kg km2 per day | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 13,215 kg km2 per day | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 14,833 kg km2 per day | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 14,553 kg km2 per day | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 16,676 kg km2 per day | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 16,402 kg km2 per day | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 18,448 kg km2 per day | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12,672 kg km2 per day | 11,910 kg km2 per day | 13,332 kg km2 per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,688 kg km2 per day | 13,215 kg km2 per day | 18,448 kg km2 per day | 6 |
Countries ranked near Large Marine Ecosystem: Bay of Bengal
- 1 Large Marine Ecosystem: Yellow Sea 21,149 kg km2 per day compare
- 3 Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea 9,485 kg km2 per day compare
- 4 Large Marine Ecosystem: Arabian Sea 8,232 kg km2 per day compare
- 5 Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea 7,458 kg km2 per day compare
More development goals data for Large Marine Ecosystem: Bay of Bengal
- Indicator for Coastal Eutrophication Potential (ICEP) (kilograms of) 6.56 kg km2 per day (2015)
- Coastal eutrophication: Dissolved silica (DSi) (kilograms of silica) 275,674 kg km2 per day (2015)
- Coastal eutrophication: Total Nitrogen (TN) (kilograms of nitrogen) 339,759 kg km2 per day (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Bay of Bengal?
- Coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Bay of Bengal was 18,448 kg km2 per day 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: Bay of Bengal?
- The highest recorded value was 18,448 kg km2 per day in 2015.
- What is the lowest coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) recorded in Large Marine Ecosystem: Bay of Bengal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,910 kg km2 per day in 2009.
- How does Large Marine Ecosystem: Bay of Bengal rank for coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of)?
- Large Marine Ecosystem: Bay of Bengal ranks 2nd out of 64 countries with data for 2015.
- Is coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) rising or falling in Large Marine Ecosystem: Bay of Bengal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Large Marine Ecosystem: Bay of Bengal 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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