Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms) in Large Marine Ecosystem: California Current

Large Marine Ecosystem: California Current: Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms) was 1,482 kg km2 per day in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
1,482 kg km2 per day
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
20th
of 64 countries
All-time high
1,864 kg km2 per day
in 2011
All-time low
1,276 kg km2 per day
in 2001
Years of data
16
2000–2015

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

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2000200720152000: 1.7k kg km2 per day2001: 1.3k kg km2 per day2002: 1.4k kg km2 per day2003: 1.5k kg km2 per day2004: 1.4k kg km2 per day2005: 1.5k kg km2 per day2006: 1.7k kg km2 per day2007: 1.4k kg km2 per day2008: 1.4k kg km2 per day2009: 1.3k kg km2 per day2010: 1.4k kg km2 per day2011: 1.9k kg km2 per day2012: 1.5k kg km2 per day2013: 1.5k kg km2 per day2014: 1.6k kg km2 per day2015: 1.5k kg km2 per day

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

Analysis

In 2015, coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: California Current stood at 1,482 kg km2 per day.

The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: California Current peaked at 1,864 kg km2 per day in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,276 kg km2 per day, in 2001.

That places Large Marine Ecosystem: California Current 20th out of 64 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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: California Current, 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: California Current, 2000 to 2015.
Year kg km2 per day Change
2000 1,652 kg km2 per day —
2001 1,276 kg km2 per day -22.7%
2002 1,423 kg km2 per day +11.5%
2003 1,534 kg km2 per day +7.8%
2004 1,445 kg km2 per day -5.8%
2005 1,528 kg km2 per day +5.8%
2006 1,718 kg km2 per day +12.4%
2007 1,413 kg km2 per day -17.8%
2008 1,405 kg km2 per day -0.6%
2009 1,336 kg km2 per day -5.0%
2010 1,428 kg km2 per day +6.9%
2011 1,864 kg km2 per day +30.5%
2012 1,512 kg km2 per day -18.9%
2013 1,470 kg km2 per day -2.8%
2014 1,620 kg km2 per day +10.2%
2015 1,482 kg km2 per day -8.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,473 kg km2 per day 1,276 kg km2 per day 1,718 kg km2 per day 10
2010s 1,563 kg km2 per day 1,428 kg km2 per day 1,864 kg km2 per day 6

Countries ranked near Large Marine Ecosystem: California Current

  1. 17 Large Marine Ecosystem: Agulhas Current 1,883 kg km2 per day compare
  2. 18 Large Marine Ecosystem: Kuroshio Current 1,774 kg km2 per day compare
  3. 19 Large Marine Ecosystem: Kara Sea 1,752 kg km2 per day compare
  4. 21 Large Marine Ecosystem: Sea of Japan 1,458 kg km2 per day compare
  5. 22 Large Marine Ecosystem: Humboldt Current 1,412 kg km2 per day compare
  6. 23 Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf 1,361 kg km2 per day compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: California Current?
Coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: California Current was 1,482 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: California Current?
The highest recorded value was 1,864 kg km2 per day in 2011.
What is the lowest coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) recorded in Large Marine Ecosystem: California Current?
The lowest recorded value was 1,276 kg km2 per day in 2001.
How does Large Marine Ecosystem: California Current rank for coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of)?
Large Marine Ecosystem: California Current ranks 20th out of 64 countries with data for 2015.
Is coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) rising or falling in Large Marine Ecosystem: California Current?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Large Marine Ecosystem: California 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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Indicator
Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of phosphorus 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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