Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms) in Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea
Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea: Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms) was 9,485 kg km2 per day in 2015. ▲ Rising
Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: South China 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: South China Sea is 9,485 kg km2 per day, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea peaked at 9,485 kg km2 per day in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7,280 kg km2 per day, in 2003.
That places Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea 3rd out of 64 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Coastal eutrophication: Total Phosphorus (TP) (kilograms) in Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea, year by year
| Year | kg km2 per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7,366 kg km2 per day | — |
| 2001 | 7,648 kg km2 per day | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 7,325 kg km2 per day | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 7,280 kg km2 per day | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 7,627 kg km2 per day | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 7,929 kg km2 per day | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 8,230 kg km2 per day | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 8,361 kg km2 per day | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 8,906 kg km2 per day | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 8,863 kg km2 per day | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 8,848 kg km2 per day | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 8,961 kg km2 per day | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 8,719 kg km2 per day | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 9,218 kg km2 per day | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 8,690 kg km2 per day | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 9,485 kg km2 per day | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,953 kg km2 per day | 7,280 kg km2 per day | 8,906 kg km2 per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,987 kg km2 per day | 8,690 kg km2 per day | 9,485 kg km2 per day | 6 |
Countries ranked near Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea
- 1 Large Marine Ecosystem: Yellow Sea 21,149 kg km2 per day compare
- 2 Large Marine Ecosystem: Bay of Bengal 18,448 kg km2 per day compare
- 4 Large Marine Ecosystem: Arabian Sea 8,232 kg km2 per day compare
- 5 Large Marine Ecosystem: Mediterranean Sea 7,458 kg km2 per day compare
- 6 Large Marine Ecosystem: North Brazil Shelf 7,449 kg km2 per day compare
More development goals data for Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea
- Indicator for Coastal Eutrophication Potential (ICEP) (kilograms of) 26.63 kg km2 per day (2015)
- Coastal eutrophication: Dissolved silica (DSi) (kilograms of silica) 74,874 kg km2 per day (2015)
- Coastal eutrophication: Total Nitrogen (TN) (kilograms of nitrogen) 335,916 kg km2 per day (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea?
- Coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) in Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea was 9,485 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: South China Sea?
- The highest recorded value was 9,485 kg km2 per day in 2015.
- What is the lowest coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) recorded in Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,280 kg km2 per day in 2003.
- How does Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea rank for coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of)?
- Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea ranks 3rd out of 64 countries with data for 2015.
- Is coastal eutrophication: total phosphorus (tp) (kilograms of) rising or falling in Large Marine Ecosystem: South China Sea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Large Marine Ecosystem: South China 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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