Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Celtic-Biscay Shelf

Large Marine Ecosystem: Celtic-Biscay Shelf: Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of) was 1,965 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
1,965
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
15th
of 64 countries
All-time high
3,057
in 2001
All-time low
1,909
in 2014
Years of data
16
2000–2015

Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Celtic-Biscay Shelf, 2000–2015

01.0k2.0k3.0k2000200720152000: 2.6k2001: 3.1k2002: 2.2k2003: 2.5k2004: 2.4k2005: 2.0k2006: 2.1k2007: 2.3k2008: 2.1k2009: 2.0k2010: 2.0k2011: 2.3k2012: 2.1k2013: 2.5k2014: 1.9k2015: 2.0k

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

The most recent figure for coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Celtic-Biscay Shelf is 1,965, measured in 2015.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Celtic-Biscay Shelf peaked at 3,057 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,909, in 2014.

Large Marine Ecosystem: Celtic-Biscay Shelf ranks 15th of 64 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Celtic-Biscay Shelf, 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: Celtic-Biscay Shelf, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 2,620
2001 3,057 +16.7%
2002 2,228 -27.1%
2003 2,497 +12.1%
2004 2,391 -4.2%
2005 1,987 -16.9%
2006 2,080 +4.7%
2007 2,343 +12.6%
2008 2,087 -11.0%
2009 1,992 -4.6%
2010 1,993 +0.1%
2011 2,259 +13.4%
2012 2,119 -6.2%
2013 2,509 +18.4%
2014 1,909 -23.9%
2015 1,965 +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,328 1,987 3,057 10
2010s 2,126 1,909 2,509 6

Countries ranked near Large Marine Ecosystem: Celtic-Biscay Shelf

  1. 12 Large Marine Ecosystem: West Bering Sea 2,201 compare
  2. 13 Large Marine Ecosystem: Sea of Okhotsk 2,094 compare
  3. 14 Large Marine Ecosystem: Guinea Current 2,069 compare
  4. 16 Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea 1,960 compare
  5. 17 Large Marine Ecosystem: Agulhas Current 1,883 compare
  6. 18 Large Marine Ecosystem: Kuroshio Current 1,774 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Celtic-Biscay Shelf?
Coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Celtic-Biscay Shelf was 1,965 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: Celtic-Biscay Shelf?
The highest recorded value was 3,057 in 2001.
What is the lowest coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) recorded in Large Marine Ecosystem: Celtic-Biscay Shelf?
The lowest recorded value was 1,909 in 2014.
How does Large Marine Ecosystem: Celtic-Biscay Shelf rank for coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of)?
Large Marine Ecosystem: Celtic-Biscay Shelf ranks 15th out of 64 countries with data for 2015.
Is coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) rising or falling in Large Marine Ecosystem: Celtic-Biscay Shelf?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Large Marine Ecosystem: Celtic-Biscay Shelf 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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