Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms) in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea
Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea: Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms) was 1,960 kg km2 per day in 2015. ▼ Falling
Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: North 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: North Sea is 1,960 kg km2 per day, 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 kg km2 per day in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,926 kg km2 per day, 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) in Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea, year by year
| Year | kg km2 per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,664 kg km2 per day | — |
| 2001 | 2,800 kg km2 per day | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 2,549 kg km2 per day | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 2,424 kg km2 per day | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 2,283 kg km2 per day | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 2,233 kg km2 per day | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 2,119 kg km2 per day | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 2,397 kg km2 per day | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 2,198 kg km2 per day | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 1,930 kg km2 per day | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 2,127 kg km2 per day | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 2,148 kg km2 per day | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2,193 kg km2 per day | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 2,166 kg km2 per day | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1,926 kg km2 per day | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 1,960 kg km2 per day | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,360 kg km2 per day | 1,930 kg km2 per day | 2,800 kg km2 per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,087 kg km2 per day | 1,926 kg km2 per day | 2,193 kg km2 per day | 6 |
Countries ranked near Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea
- 13 Large Marine Ecosystem: Sea of Okhotsk 2,094 kg km2 per day compare
- 14 Large Marine Ecosystem: Guinea Current 2,069 kg km2 per day compare
- 15 Large Marine Ecosystem: Celtic-Biscay Shelf 1,965 kg km2 per day compare
- 17 Large Marine Ecosystem: Agulhas Current 1,883 kg km2 per day compare
- 18 Large Marine Ecosystem: Kuroshio Current 1,774 kg km2 per day compare
- 19 Large Marine Ecosystem: Kara Sea 1,752 kg km2 per day compare
More development goals data for Large Marine Ecosystem: North Sea
- Indicator for Coastal Eutrophication Potential (ICEP) (kilograms of) 4.52 kg km2 per day (2015)
- Coastal eutrophication: Dissolved silica (DSi) (kilograms of silica) 68,759 kg km2 per day (2015)
- Coastal eutrophication: Total Nitrogen (TN) (kilograms of nitrogen) 72,208 kg km2 per day (2015)
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 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: North Sea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,800 kg km2 per day 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 kg km2 per day 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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