Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms) in Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf

Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf: Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms) was 1,361 kg km2 per day in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
1,361 kg km2 per day
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
23rd
of 64 countries
All-time high
1,419 kg km2 per day
in 2009
All-time low
973.67 kg km2 per day
in 2001
Years of data
16
2000–2015

Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf, 2000–2015

05001.0k1.5k2000200720152000: 1.1k kg km2 per day2001: 973.7 kg km2 per day2002: 1.1k kg km2 per day2003: 996.5 kg km2 per day2004: 1.3k kg km2 per day2005: 1.3k kg km2 per day2006: 1.3k kg km2 per day2007: 1.2k kg km2 per day2008: 1.2k kg km2 per day2009: 1.4k kg km2 per day2010: 1.1k kg km2 per day2011: 1.3k kg km2 per day2012: 1.1k kg km2 per day2013: 1.4k kg km2 per day2014: 1.3k kg km2 per day2015: 1.4k 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: East Brazil Shelf stood at 1,361 kg km2 per day.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf peaked at 1,419 kg km2 per day in 2009 and was at its lowest, 973.67 kg km2 per day, in 2001.

That places Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf 23rd 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: East Brazil 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: East Brazil Shelf, 2000 to 2015.
Year kg km2 per day Change
2000 1,111 kg km2 per day —
2001 973.67 kg km2 per day -12.4%
2002 1,100 kg km2 per day +13.0%
2003 996.51 kg km2 per day -9.4%
2004 1,332 kg km2 per day +33.7%
2005 1,274 kg km2 per day -4.3%
2006 1,282 kg km2 per day +0.6%
2007 1,159 kg km2 per day -9.6%
2008 1,196 kg km2 per day +3.1%
2009 1,419 kg km2 per day +18.6%
2010 1,131 kg km2 per day -20.3%
2011 1,255 kg km2 per day +10.9%
2012 1,134 kg km2 per day -9.6%
2013 1,372 kg km2 per day +21.1%
2014 1,312 kg km2 per day -4.4%
2015 1,361 kg km2 per day +3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,184 kg km2 per day 973.67 kg km2 per day 1,419 kg km2 per day 10
2010s 1,261 kg km2 per day 1,131 kg km2 per day 1,372 kg km2 per day 6

Countries ranked near Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf

  1. 20 Large Marine Ecosystem: California Current 1,482 kg km2 per day compare
  2. 21 Large Marine Ecosystem: Sea of Japan 1,458 kg km2 per day compare
  3. 22 Large Marine Ecosystem: Humboldt Current 1,412 kg km2 per day compare
  4. 24 Large Marine Ecosystem: South Brazil Shelf 1,172 kg km2 per day compare
  5. 25 Large Marine Ecosystem: North Australian Shelf 1,127 kg km2 per day compare
  6. 26 Large Marine Ecosystem: Northeast Australian Shelf 1,122 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: East Brazil Shelf?
Coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf was 1,361 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: East Brazil Shelf?
The highest recorded value was 1,419 kg km2 per day in 2009.
What is the lowest coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) recorded in Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf?
The lowest recorded value was 973.67 kg km2 per day in 2001.
How does Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf rank for coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of)?
Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf ranks 23rd out of 64 countries with data for 2015.
Is coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) rising or falling in Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil 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)
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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