Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea
Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea: Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms) was 7,458 kg km2 per day in 2015. ▬ Flat
Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea, 2000–2015
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: Mediterranean Sea is 7,458 kg km2 per day, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea peaked at 10,509 kg km2 per day in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7,458 kg km2 per day, in 2015.
That places Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea 5th out of 64 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea, year by year
| Year | kg km2 per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8,025 kg km2 per day | — |
| 2001 | 8,781 kg km2 per day | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 8,013 kg km2 per day | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 10,154 kg km2 per day | +26.7% |
| 2004 | 9,783 kg km2 per day | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 8,925 kg km2 per day | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 9,424 kg km2 per day | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 7,937 kg km2 per day | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 7,949 kg km2 per day | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 10,317 kg km2 per day | +29.8% |
| 2010 | 9,654 kg km2 per day | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 10,509 kg km2 per day | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 9,658 kg km2 per day | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 9,523 kg km2 per day | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 7,819 kg km2 per day | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 7,458 kg km2 per day | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,931 kg km2 per day | 7,937 kg km2 per day | 10,317 kg km2 per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,103 kg km2 per day | 7,458 kg km2 per day | 10,509 kg km2 per day | 6 |
Countries ranked near Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea
- 2 Large Marine Ecosystem: Bay of Bengal 18,448 kg km2 per day compare
- 3 Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea 9,485 kg km2 per day compare
- 4 Large Marine Ecosystem: Arabian Sea 8,232 kg km2 per day compare
- 6 Large Marine Ecosystem: North Brazil Shelf 7,449 kg km2 per day compare
- 7 Large Marine Ecosystem: Black Sea 4,336 kg km2 per day compare
- 8 Large Marine Ecosystem: Patagonian Shelf 4,029 kg km2 per day compare
More development goals data for Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea
- Indicator for Coastal Eutrophication Potential (ICEP) (kilograms of) 3.08 kg km2 per day (2015)
- Coastal eutrophication: Dissolved silica (DSi) (kilograms of silica) 68,732 kg km2 per day (2015)
- Coastal eutrophication: Total Nitrogen (TN) (kilograms of nitrogen) 172,799 kg km2 per day (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea?
- Coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea was 7,458 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: Mediterranean Sea?
- The highest recorded value was 10,509 kg km2 per day in 2011.
- What is the lowest coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) recorded in Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,458 kg km2 per day in 2015.
- How does Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea rank for coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of)?
- Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea ranks 5th out of 64 countries with data for 2015.
- Is coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) rising or falling in Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean 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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