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

Large Marine Ecosystem: Red Sea: Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of) was 230.38 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
230.38
Change on year
down 20.2%
World rank
46th
of 64 countries
All-time high
313.88
in 2011
All-time low
130.64
in 2004
Years of data
16
2000–2015

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

01002003002000200720152000: 245.72001: 224.72002: 187.72003: 2472004: 130.62005: 257.62006: 200.32007: 200.92008: 1882009: 178.22010: 2932011: 313.92012: 266.62013: 305.92014: 288.82015: 230.4

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: Red Sea is 230.38, measured in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.2% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Red Sea peaked at 313.88 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 130.64, in 2004.

Large Marine Ecosystem: Red Sea ranks 46th of 64 countries on this measure, 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: Red 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: Red Sea, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 245.67
2001 224.72 -8.5%
2002 187.68 -16.5%
2003 246.99 +31.6%
2004 130.64 -47.1%
2005 257.61 +97.2%
2006 200.32 -22.2%
2007 200.92 +0.3%
2008 188.03 -6.4%
2009 178.21 -5.2%
2010 293.04 +64.4%
2011 313.88 +7.1%
2012 266.64 -15.1%
2013 305.86 +14.7%
2014 288.8 -5.6%
2015 230.38 -20.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 206.08 130.64 257.61 10
2010s 283.1 230.38 313.88 6

Countries ranked near Large Marine Ecosystem: Red Sea

  1. 43 Large Marine Ecosystem: East Bering Sea 259.08 compare
  2. 44 Large Marine Ecosystem: Hudson Bay Complex 234.54 compare
  3. 45 Large Marine Ecosystem: Aleutian Islands 230.71 compare
  4. 47 Large Marine Ecosystem: East Central Australian Shelf 225.71 compare
  5. 48 Large Marine Ecosystem: Barents Sea 197.61 compare
  6. 49 Large Marine Ecosystem: Scotian Shelf 196.25 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: Red Sea?
Coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Red Sea was 230.38 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: Red Sea?
The highest recorded value was 313.88 in 2011.
What is the lowest coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) recorded in Large Marine Ecosystem: Red Sea?
The lowest recorded value was 130.64 in 2004.
How does Large Marine Ecosystem: Red Sea rank for coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of)?
Large Marine Ecosystem: Red Sea ranks 46th out of 64 countries with data for 2015.
Is coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) rising or falling in Large Marine Ecosystem: Red Sea?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Large Marine Ecosystem: Red 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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