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

Large Marine Ecosystem: Caribbean Sea: Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms) was 2,875 kg km2 per day in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
2,875 kg km2 per day
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
2nd
of 2 groups
All-time high
3,341 kg km2 per day
in 2011
All-time low
2,031 kg km2 per day
in 2001
Years of data
16
2000–2015

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k2000200720152000: 2.4k kg km2 per day2001: 2.0k kg km2 per day2002: 2.4k kg km2 per day2003: 2.0k kg km2 per day2004: 2.5k kg km2 per day2005: 2.8k kg km2 per day2006: 2.6k kg km2 per day2007: 2.8k kg km2 per day2008: 2.8k kg km2 per day2009: 2.4k kg km2 per day2010: 3.1k kg km2 per day2011: 3.3k kg km2 per day2012: 2.9k kg km2 per day2013: 3.3k kg km2 per day2014: 2.9k kg km2 per day2015: 2.9k kg km2 per day

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

Analysis

Large Marine Ecosystem: Caribbean Sea recorded 2,875 kg km2 per day for coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Caribbean Sea peaked at 3,341 kg km2 per day in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2,031 kg km2 per day, in 2001.

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: Caribbean 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: Caribbean Sea, 2000 to 2015.
Year kg km2 per day Change
2000 2,399 kg km2 per day —
2001 2,031 kg km2 per day -15.3%
2002 2,447 kg km2 per day +20.4%
2003 2,049 kg km2 per day -16.2%
2004 2,546 kg km2 per day +24.3%
2005 2,791 kg km2 per day +9.6%
2006 2,645 kg km2 per day -5.2%
2007 2,772 kg km2 per day +4.8%
2008 2,803 kg km2 per day +1.1%
2009 2,420 kg km2 per day -13.7%
2010 3,067 kg km2 per day +26.7%
2011 3,341 kg km2 per day +9.0%
2012 2,865 kg km2 per day -14.2%
2013 3,258 kg km2 per day +13.7%
2014 2,879 kg km2 per day -11.6%
2015 2,875 kg km2 per day -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,490 kg km2 per day 2,031 kg km2 per day 2,803 kg km2 per day 10
2010s 3,047 kg km2 per day 2,865 kg km2 per day 3,341 kg km2 per day 6

Countries ranked near Large Marine Ecosystem: Caribbean Sea

  1. 1 Large Marine Ecosystem: Yellow Sea 21,149 kg km2 per day compare
  2. 2 Large Marine Ecosystem: Bay of Bengal 18,448 kg km2 per day compare
  3. 3 Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea 9,485 kg km2 per day compare
  4. 4 Large Marine Ecosystem: Arabian Sea 8,232 kg km2 per day compare
  5. 5 Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea 7,458 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: Caribbean Sea?
Coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Caribbean Sea was 2,875 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: Caribbean Sea?
The highest recorded value was 3,341 kg km2 per day in 2011.
What is the lowest coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) recorded in Large Marine Ecosystem: Caribbean Sea?
The lowest recorded value was 2,031 kg km2 per day in 2001.
How does Large Marine Ecosystem: Caribbean Sea rank for coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of)?
Large Marine Ecosystem: Caribbean Sea ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2015.
Is coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) rising or falling in Large Marine Ecosystem: Caribbean Sea?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Large Marine Ecosystem: Caribbean 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)
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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