Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Bay of Bengal

Large Marine Ecosystem: Bay of Bengal: Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of) was 18,448 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
18,448
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
2nd
of 64 countries
All-time high
18,448
in 2015
All-time low
11,910
in 2009
Years of data
16
2000–2015

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2000200720152000: 13.3k2001: 12.5k2002: 12.7k2003: 12.8k2004: 12.8k2005: 12.1k2006: 12.6k2007: 12.6k2008: 13.3k2009: 11.9k2010: 13.2k2011: 14.8k2012: 14.6k2013: 16.7k2014: 16.4k2015: 18.4k

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Large Marine Ecosystem: Bay of Bengal recorded 18,448 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 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11,910, 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 of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Bay of Bengal, 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: Bay of Bengal, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 13,288
2001 12,455 -6.3%
2002 12,673 +1.8%
2003 12,818 +1.1%
2004 12,810 -0.1%
2005 12,148 -5.2%
2006 12,638 +4.0%
2007 12,649 +0.1%
2008 13,332 +5.4%
2009 11,910 -10.7%
2010 13,215 +11.0%
2011 14,833 +12.2%
2012 14,553 -1.9%
2013 16,676 +14.6%
2014 16,402 -1.6%
2015 18,448 +12.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12,672 11,910 13,332 10
2010s 15,688 13,215 18,448 6

Countries ranked near Large Marine Ecosystem: Bay of Bengal

  1. 1 Large Marine Ecosystem: Yellow Sea 21,149 compare
  2. 3 Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea 9,485 compare
  3. 4 Large Marine Ecosystem: Arabian Sea 8,232 compare
  4. 5 Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea 7,458 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: Bay of Bengal?
Coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Bay of Bengal was 18,448 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 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 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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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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