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

Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea: Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of) was 1,960 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
1,960
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
16th
of 64 countries
All-time high
2,800
in 2001
All-time low
1,926
in 2014
Years of data
16
2000–2015

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k2000200720152000: 2.7k2001: 2.8k2002: 2.5k2003: 2.4k2004: 2.3k2005: 2.2k2006: 2.1k2007: 2.4k2008: 2.2k2009: 1.9k2010: 2.1k2011: 2.1k2012: 2.2k2013: 2.2k2014: 1.9k2015: 2.0k

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 Sea is 1,960, measured in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea peaked at 2,800 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,926, in 2014.

Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea ranks 16th 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: North Sea, 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 Sea, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 2,664
2001 2,800 +5.1%
2002 2,549 -9.0%
2003 2,424 -4.9%
2004 2,283 -5.8%
2005 2,233 -2.2%
2006 2,119 -5.1%
2007 2,397 +13.1%
2008 2,198 -8.3%
2009 1,930 -12.2%
2010 2,127 +10.2%
2011 2,148 +1.0%
2012 2,193 +2.1%
2013 2,166 -1.2%
2014 1,926 -11.1%
2015 1,960 +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,360 1,930 2,800 10
2010s 2,087 1,926 2,193 6

Countries ranked near Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea

  1. 13 Large Marine Ecosystem: Sea of Okhotsk 2,094 compare
  2. 14 Large Marine Ecosystem: Guinea Current 2,069 compare
  3. 15 Large Marine Ecosystem: Celtic-Biscay Shelf 1,965 compare
  4. 17 Large Marine Ecosystem: Agulhas Current 1,883 compare
  5. 18 Large Marine Ecosystem: Kuroshio Current 1,774 compare
  6. 19 Large Marine Ecosystem: Kara Sea 1,752 compare

See the full ranking of 66 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea?
Coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea was 1,960 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 Sea?
The highest recorded value was 2,800 in 2001.
What is the lowest coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) recorded in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea?
The lowest recorded value was 1,926 in 2014.
How does Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea rank for coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of)?
Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea ranks 16th out of 64 countries with data for 2015.
Is coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) rising or falling in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Large Marine Ecosystem: North 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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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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