Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Australian Shelf

Large Marine Ecosystem: North Australian Shelf: Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of) was 1,127 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
1,127
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
25th
of 64 countries
All-time high
1,347
in 2011
All-time low
783.85
in 2003
Years of data
16
2000–2015

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

05001.0k1.5k2000200720152000: 1.1k2001: 1.1k2002: 817.62003: 783.82004: 1.0k2005: 9122006: 1.1k2007: 987.22008: 1.1k2009: 1.2k2010: 1.3k2011: 1.3k2012: 1.0k2013: 1.2k2014: 1.2k2015: 1.1k

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: North Australian Shelf is 1,127, measured in 2015.

That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Australian Shelf peaked at 1,347 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 783.85, in 2003.

That places Large Marine Ecosystem: North Australian Shelf 25th 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 of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Australian 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: North Australian Shelf, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 1,065
2001 1,072 +0.7%
2002 817.57 -23.7%
2003 783.85 -4.1%
2004 1,011 +29.0%
2005 912.03 -9.8%
2006 1,150 +26.0%
2007 987.18 -14.1%
2008 1,083 +9.7%
2009 1,200 +10.8%
2010 1,312 +9.3%
2011 1,347 +2.6%
2012 1,045 -22.4%
2013 1,163 +11.3%
2014 1,214 +4.3%
2015 1,127 -7.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,008 783.85 1,200 10
2010s 1,202 1,045 1,347 6

Countries ranked near Large Marine Ecosystem: North Australian Shelf

  1. 22 Large Marine Ecosystem: Humboldt Current 1,412 compare
  2. 23 Large Marine Ecosystem: East Brazil Shelf 1,361 compare
  3. 24 Large Marine Ecosystem: South Brazil Shelf 1,172 compare
  4. 26 Large Marine Ecosystem: Northeast Australian Shelf 1,122 compare
  5. 27 Large Marine Ecosystem: Benguela Current 1,059 compare
  6. 28 Large Marine Ecosystem: Gulf of Alaska 985.08 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Australian Shelf?
Coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Australian Shelf was 1,127 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: North Australian Shelf?
The highest recorded value was 1,347 in 2011.
What is the lowest coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) recorded in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Australian Shelf?
The lowest recorded value was 783.85 in 2003.
How does Large Marine Ecosystem: North Australian Shelf rank for coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of)?
Large Marine Ecosystem: North Australian Shelf ranks 25th out of 64 countries with data for 2015.
Is coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) rising or falling in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Australian Shelf?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Large Marine Ecosystem: North Australian 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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