Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Gulf of Mexico

Large Marine Ecosystem: Gulf of Mexico: Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of) was 2,630 kg km2 per day in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
2,630 kg km2 per day
Change on year
up 13.3%
World rank
11th
of 64 countries
All-time high
4,207 kg km2 per day
in 2010
All-time low
2,321 kg km2 per day
in 2014
Years of data
16
2000–2015

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2000200720152000: 2.6k kg km2 per day2001: 3.3k kg km2 per day2002: 3.3k kg km2 per day2003: 3.3k kg km2 per day2004: 3.7k kg km2 per day2005: 3.7k kg km2 per day2006: 2.8k kg km2 per day2007: 3.5k kg km2 per day2008: 3.7k kg km2 per day2009: 3.1k kg km2 per day2010: 4.2k kg km2 per day2011: 2.4k kg km2 per day2012: 2.6k kg km2 per day2013: 2.3k kg km2 per day2014: 2.3k kg km2 per day2015: 2.6k kg km2 per day

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

Analysis

Large Marine Ecosystem: Gulf of Mexico recorded 2,630 kg km2 per day for coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Gulf of Mexico peaked at 4,207 kg km2 per day in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2,321 kg km2 per day, in 2014.

Large Marine Ecosystem: Gulf of Mexico ranks 11th 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: Gulf of Mexico, 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: Gulf of Mexico, 2000 to 2015.
Year kg km2 per day Change
2000 2,632 kg km2 per day
2001 3,332 kg km2 per day +26.6%
2002 3,348 kg km2 per day +0.5%
2003 3,321 kg km2 per day -0.8%
2004 3,653 kg km2 per day +10.0%
2005 3,683 kg km2 per day +0.8%
2006 2,764 kg km2 per day -24.9%
2007 3,507 kg km2 per day +26.9%
2008 3,659 kg km2 per day +4.3%
2009 3,141 kg km2 per day -14.2%
2010 4,207 kg km2 per day +34.0%
2011 2,382 kg km2 per day -43.4%
2012 2,600 kg km2 per day +9.2%
2013 2,346 kg km2 per day -9.8%
2014 2,321 kg km2 per day -1.1%
2015 2,630 kg km2 per day +13.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3,304 kg km2 per day 2,632 kg km2 per day 3,683 kg km2 per day 10
2010s 2,748 kg km2 per day 2,321 kg km2 per day 4,207 kg km2 per day 6

Countries ranked near Large Marine Ecosystem: Gulf of Mexico

  1. 8 Large Marine Ecosystem: Patagonian Shelf 4,029 kg km2 per day compare
  2. 9 Large Marine Ecosystem: Indonesian Sea 3,445 kg km2 per day compare
  3. 10 Large Marine Ecosystem: East China Sea 2,907 kg km2 per day compare
  4. 12 Large Marine Ecosystem: West Bering Sea 2,201 kg km2 per day compare
  5. 13 Large Marine Ecosystem: Sea of Okhotsk 2,094 kg km2 per day compare
  6. 14 Large Marine Ecosystem: Guinea Current 2,069 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: Gulf of Mexico?
Coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Gulf of Mexico was 2,630 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: Gulf of Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 4,207 kg km2 per day in 2010.
What is the lowest coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) recorded in Large Marine Ecosystem: Gulf of Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 2,321 kg km2 per day in 2014.
How does Large Marine Ecosystem: Gulf of Mexico rank for coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of)?
Large Marine Ecosystem: Gulf of Mexico ranks 11th out of 64 countries with data for 2015.
Is coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) rising or falling in Large Marine Ecosystem: Gulf of Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Large Marine Ecosystem: Gulf of Mexico 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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