Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf

Large Marine Ecosystem: Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf: Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms) was 798.31 kg km2 per day in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
798.31 kg km2 per day
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
33rd
of 64 countries
All-time high
979.65 kg km2 per day
in 2004
All-time low
715.77 kg km2 per day
in 2013
Years of data
16
2000–2015

Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf, 2000–2015

02004006008001.0k2000200720152000: 950.7 kg km2 per day2001: 798.1 kg km2 per day2002: 724.1 kg km2 per day2003: 919.4 kg km2 per day2004: 979.6 kg km2 per day2005: 916.8 kg km2 per day2006: 886.2 kg km2 per day2007: 887.9 kg km2 per day2008: 870.6 kg km2 per day2009: 824.1 kg km2 per day2010: 886.3 kg km2 per day2011: 805.5 kg km2 per day2012: 797.4 kg km2 per day2013: 715.8 kg km2 per day2014: 744.7 kg km2 per day2015: 798.3 kg km2 per day

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kg km2 per day.

Analysis

Large Marine Ecosystem: Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf recorded 798.31 kg km2 per day for coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf peaked at 979.65 kg km2 per day in 2004 and was at its lowest, 715.77 kg km2 per day, in 2013.

Large Marine Ecosystem: Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf ranks 33rd of 64 countries on this measure, 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: Northeast U.S. Continental 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: Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf, 2000 to 2015.
Year kg km2 per day Change
2000 950.71 kg km2 per day —
2001 798.06 kg km2 per day -16.1%
2002 724.13 kg km2 per day -9.3%
2003 919.42 kg km2 per day +27.0%
2004 979.65 kg km2 per day +6.6%
2005 916.85 kg km2 per day -6.4%
2006 886.25 kg km2 per day -3.3%
2007 887.86 kg km2 per day +0.2%
2008 870.64 kg km2 per day -1.9%
2009 824.06 kg km2 per day -5.4%
2010 886.31 kg km2 per day +7.6%
2011 805.46 kg km2 per day -9.1%
2012 797.43 kg km2 per day -1.0%
2013 715.77 kg km2 per day -10.2%
2014 744.73 kg km2 per day +4.0%
2015 798.31 kg km2 per day +7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 875.76 kg km2 per day 724.13 kg km2 per day 979.65 kg km2 per day 10
2010s 791.34 kg km2 per day 715.77 kg km2 per day 886.31 kg km2 per day 6

Countries ranked near Large Marine Ecosystem: Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf

  1. 30 Large Marine Ecosystem: Somali Coastal Current 922.6 kg km2 per day compare
  2. 31 Large Marine Ecosystem: New Zealand Shelf 893.71 kg km2 per day compare
  3. 32 Large Marine Ecosystem: Laptev Sea 801.37 kg km2 per day compare
  4. 34 Large Marine Ecosystem: Iberian Coastal 793.11 kg km2 per day compare
  5. 35 Large Marine Ecosystem: Gulf of Thailand 693.6 kg km2 per day compare
  6. 36 Large Marine Ecosystem: Baltic Sea 670.5 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: Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf?
Coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf was 798.31 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: Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf?
The highest recorded value was 979.65 kg km2 per day in 2004.
What is the lowest coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) recorded in Large Marine Ecosystem: Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf?
The lowest recorded value was 715.77 kg km2 per day in 2013.
How does Large Marine Ecosystem: Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf rank for coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of)?
Large Marine Ecosystem: Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf ranks 33rd out of 64 countries with data for 2015.
Is coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) rising or falling in Large Marine Ecosystem: Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Large Marine Ecosystem: Northeast U.S. Continental 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)
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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