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

Large Marine Ecosystem: Humboldt Current: Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms) was 1,412 kg km2 per day in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
1,412 kg km2 per day
Change on year
down 13.6%
World rank
22nd
of 64 countries
All-time high
2,341 kg km2 per day
in 2001
All-time low
1,412 kg km2 per day
in 2015
Years of data
16
2000–2015

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

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k2000200720152000: 2.1k kg km2 per day2001: 2.3k kg km2 per day2002: 2.3k kg km2 per day2003: 2.0k kg km2 per day2004: 2.0k kg km2 per day2005: 1.8k kg km2 per day2006: 1.8k kg km2 per day2007: 1.9k kg km2 per day2008: 2.0k kg km2 per day2009: 1.8k kg km2 per day2010: 1.9k kg km2 per day2011: 1.9k kg km2 per day2012: 1.9k kg km2 per day2013: 1.6k kg km2 per day2014: 1.6k 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

The most recent figure for coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Humboldt Current is 1,412 kg km2 per day, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.6% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Humboldt Current peaked at 2,341 kg km2 per day in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,412 kg km2 per day, in 2015.

That places Large Marine Ecosystem: Humboldt Current 22nd out of 64 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Humboldt 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: Humboldt Current, 2000 to 2015.
Year kg km2 per day Change
2000 2,125 kg km2 per day —
2001 2,341 kg km2 per day +10.2%
2002 2,298 kg km2 per day -1.8%
2003 1,958 kg km2 per day -14.8%
2004 1,956 kg km2 per day -0.1%
2005 1,828 kg km2 per day -6.6%
2006 1,809 kg km2 per day -1.0%
2007 1,872 kg km2 per day +3.5%
2008 2,001 kg km2 per day +6.9%
2009 1,799 kg km2 per day -10.1%
2010 1,925 kg km2 per day +7.0%
2011 1,907 kg km2 per day -0.9%
2012 1,939 kg km2 per day +1.7%
2013 1,595 kg km2 per day -17.7%
2014 1,635 kg km2 per day +2.5%
2015 1,412 kg km2 per day -13.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,999 kg km2 per day 1,799 kg km2 per day 2,341 kg km2 per day 10
2010s 1,736 kg km2 per day 1,412 kg km2 per day 1,939 kg km2 per day 6

Countries ranked near Large Marine Ecosystem: Humboldt Current

  1. 19 Large Marine Ecosystem: Kara Sea 1,752 kg km2 per day compare
  2. 20 Large Marine Ecosystem: California Current 1,482 kg km2 per day compare
  3. 21 Large Marine Ecosystem: Sea of Japan 1,458 kg km2 per day compare
  4. 23 Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf 1,361 kg km2 per day compare
  5. 24 Large Marine Ecosystem: South Brazil Shelf 1,172 kg km2 per day compare
  6. 25 Large Marine Ecosystem: North Australian Shelf 1,127 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: Humboldt Current?
Coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Humboldt Current was 1,412 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: Humboldt Current?
The highest recorded value was 2,341 kg km2 per day in 2001.
What is the lowest coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) recorded in Large Marine Ecosystem: Humboldt Current?
The lowest recorded value was 1,412 kg km2 per day in 2015.
How does Large Marine Ecosystem: Humboldt Current rank for coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of)?
Large Marine Ecosystem: Humboldt Current ranks 22nd out of 64 countries with data for 2015.
Is coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) rising or falling in Large Marine Ecosystem: Humboldt Current?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Large Marine Ecosystem: Humboldt 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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