Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Somali Coastal Current

Large Marine Ecosystem: Somali Coastal Current: Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of) was 922.6 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
922.6
Change on year
up 9.6%
World rank
30th
of 64 countries
All-time high
922.6
in 2015
All-time low
288.48
in 2009
Years of data
16
2000–2015

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

2004006008001.0k2000200720152000: 334.92001: 418.42002: 495.72003: 419.92004: 391.92005: 292.32006: 4562007: 488.32008: 480.12009: 288.52010: 462.42011: 590.22012: 773.92013: 683.82014: 841.52015: 922.6

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: Somali Coastal Current is 922.6, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 215.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Somali Coastal Current peaked at 922.6 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 288.48, in 2009.

That places Large Marine Ecosystem: Somali Coastal Current 30th out of 64 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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: Somali Coastal Current, 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: Somali Coastal Current, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 334.93
2001 418.39 +24.9%
2002 495.7 +18.5%
2003 419.89 -15.3%
2004 391.9 -6.7%
2005 292.26 -25.4%
2006 456.05 +56.0%
2007 488.34 +7.1%
2008 480.15 -1.7%
2009 288.48 -39.9%
2010 462.42 +60.3%
2011 590.17 +27.6%
2012 773.94 +31.1%
2013 683.78 -11.6%
2014 841.48 +23.1%
2015 922.6 +9.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 406.61 288.48 495.7 10
2010s 712.4 462.42 922.6 6

Countries ranked near Large Marine Ecosystem: Somali Coastal Current

  1. 27 Large Marine Ecosystem: Benguela Current 1,059 compare
  2. 28 Large Marine Ecosystem: Gulf of Alaska 985.08 compare
  3. 29 Large Marine Ecosystem: Sulu-Celebes Sea 967.12 compare
  4. 31 Large Marine Ecosystem: New Zealand Shelf 893.71 compare
  5. 32 Large Marine Ecosystem: Laptev Sea 801.37 compare
  6. 33 Large Marine Ecosystem: Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf 798.31 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Somali Coastal Current?
Coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: Somali Coastal Current was 922.6 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: Somali Coastal Current?
The highest recorded value was 922.6 in 2015.
What is the lowest coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) recorded in Large Marine Ecosystem: Somali Coastal Current?
The lowest recorded value was 288.48 in 2009.
How does Large Marine Ecosystem: Somali Coastal Current rank for coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of)?
Large Marine Ecosystem: Somali Coastal Current ranks 30th out of 64 countries with data for 2015.
Is coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) rising or falling in Large Marine Ecosystem: Somali Coastal Current?
Over the last ten years it is up 215.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Large Marine Ecosystem: Somali Coastal Current 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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