Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Benguela Current
Large Marine Ecosystem: Benguela Current: Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms) was 1,059 kg km2 per day in 2015. ▲ Rising
Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Benguela Current, 2000–2015
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kg km2 per day.
Analysis
Large Marine Ecosystem: Benguela Current recorded 1,059 kg km2 per day for coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.9% on the previous year and up 161.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Benguela Current peaked at 1,284 kg km2 per day in 2013 and was at its lowest, 405.87 kg km2 per day, in 2005.
Large Marine Ecosystem: Benguela Current ranks 27th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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: Benguela Current, year by year
| Year | kg km2 per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 537.29 kg km2 per day | — |
| 2001 | 620.67 kg km2 per day | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 508.54 kg km2 per day | -18.1% |
| 2003 | 509.22 kg km2 per day | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 515.93 kg km2 per day | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 405.87 kg km2 per day | -21.3% |
| 2006 | 556.52 kg km2 per day | +37.1% |
| 2007 | 544.01 kg km2 per day | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 560.9 kg km2 per day | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 556.78 kg km2 per day | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 627.51 kg km2 per day | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 989.24 kg km2 per day | +57.6% |
| 2012 | 1,105 kg km2 per day | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 1,284 kg km2 per day | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 1,276 kg km2 per day | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1,059 kg km2 per day | -16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 531.57 kg km2 per day | 405.87 kg km2 per day | 620.67 kg km2 per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,057 kg km2 per day | 627.51 kg km2 per day | 1,284 kg km2 per day | 6 |
Countries ranked near Large Marine Ecosystem: Benguela Current
- 24 Large Marine Ecosystem: South Brazil Shelf 1,172 kg km2 per day compare
- 25 Large Marine Ecosystem: North Australian Shelf 1,127 kg km2 per day compare
- 26 Large Marine Ecosystem: Northeast Australian Shelf 1,122 kg km2 per day compare
- 28 Large Marine Ecosystem: Gulf of Alaska 985.08 kg km2 per day compare
- 29 Large Marine Ecosystem: Sulu-Celebes Sea 967.12 kg km2 per day compare
- 30 Large Marine Ecosystem: Somali Coastal Current 922.6 kg km2 per day compare
More development goals data for Large Marine Ecosystem: Benguela Current
- Indicator for Coastal Eutrophication Potential (ICEP) (kilograms of) -3.44 kg km2 per day (2015)
- Coastal eutrophication: Dissolved silica (DSi) (kilograms of silica) 80,389 kg km2 per day (2015)
- Coastal eutrophication: Total Nitrogen (TN) (kilograms of nitrogen) 36,624 kg km2 per day (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Benguela Current?
- Coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Benguela Current was 1,059 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: Benguela Current?
- The highest recorded value was 1,284 kg km2 per day in 2013.
- What is the lowest coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) recorded in Large Marine Ecosystem: Benguela Current?
- The lowest recorded value was 405.87 kg km2 per day in 2005.
- How does Large Marine Ecosystem: Benguela Current rank for coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of)?
- Large Marine Ecosystem: Benguela Current ranks 27th out of 64 countries with data for 2015.
- Is coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) rising or falling in Large Marine Ecosystem: Benguela Current?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Large Marine Ecosystem: Benguela Current 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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