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

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

Latest (2015)
798.31
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
33rd
of 64 countries
All-time high
979.65
in 2004
All-time low
715.77
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: 950.72001: 798.12002: 724.12003: 919.42004: 979.62005: 916.82006: 886.22007: 887.92008: 870.62009: 824.12010: 886.32011: 805.52012: 797.42013: 715.82014: 744.72015: 798.3

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Large Marine Ecosystem: Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf recorded 798.31 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 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 715.77, 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 of) 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 Value Change
2000 950.71
2001 798.06 -16.1%
2002 724.13 -9.3%
2003 919.42 +27.0%
2004 979.65 +6.6%
2005 916.85 -6.4%
2006 886.25 -3.3%
2007 887.86 +0.2%
2008 870.64 -1.9%
2009 824.06 -5.4%
2010 886.31 +7.6%
2011 805.46 -9.1%
2012 797.43 -1.0%
2013 715.77 -10.2%
2014 744.73 +4.0%
2015 798.31 +7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 875.76 724.13 979.65 10
2010s 791.34 715.77 886.31 6

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

  1. 30 Large Marine Ecosystem: Somali Coastal Current 922.6 compare
  2. 31 Large Marine Ecosystem: New Zealand Shelf 893.71 compare
  3. 32 Large Marine Ecosystem: Laptev Sea 801.37 compare
  4. 34 Large Marine Ecosystem: Iberian Coastal 793.11 compare
  5. 35 Large Marine Ecosystem: Gulf of Thailand 693.6 compare
  6. 36 Large Marine Ecosystem: Baltic Sea 670.5 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 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 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 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)
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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