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(a) Index of coastal eutrophication; and (b) plastic debris density
Year Value Units Series
1996 -0.1975661042 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, nitrogen
1996 22.9182946897 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, silica
1997 -8.7286874794 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, nitrogen
1997 51.4038234364 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, silica
1998 -5.1058825253 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, nitrogen
1998 -5.1863755943 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, silica
1999 -0.1975661042 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, nitrogen
2000 -0.8366698048 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, nitrogen
2000 9.7543496739 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, silica
2001 2.6144901787 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, nitrogen
2001 13.0881195841 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, silica
2002 1.2681117433 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, nitrogen
2002 3.4693460936 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, silica
2003 -0.7599773608 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, nitrogen
2003 2.6673621965 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, silica
2004 -1.93592817 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, nitrogen
2004 -5.0370522232 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, silica
2005 4.89118 pct. Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing
2005 4.4770209519 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, nitrogen
2005 6.288034296 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, silica
2006 3.70124 pct. Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing
2006 0.6789189944 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, nitrogen
2006 -3.6679751124 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, silica
2007 3.06608 pct. Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing
2007 0.562054271 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, nitrogen
2008 5.38985 pct. Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing
2008 5.2833872327 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, nitrogen
2009 8.33331 pct. Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing
2009 6.5431884475 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, nitrogen
2009 -11.406239033 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, phosphate
2010 10.04076 pct. Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing
2010 -6.7349761418 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, nitrogen
2010 23.0827181681 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, silica
2010 10.7650663183 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, phosphate
2011 11.6396 pct. Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing
2011 -1.0503860823 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, nitrogen
2011 -7.1336193608 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, silica
2011 7.133021127 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, phosphate
2012 3.69643 pct. Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing
2012 -7.1857816087 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, nitrogen
2012 -1.8783317951 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, silica
2012 0.1767311842 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, phosphate
2013 6.30942 pct. Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing
2013 1.6873637709 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, nitrogen
2013 -13.8264379097 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, silica
2013 3.7779963316 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, phosphate
2014 7.05934 pct. Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing
2014 1.8058450484 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, nitrogen
2014 -16.698367994 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, silica
2014 -7.0048686806 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, phosphate
2015 4.37811 pct. Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing
2015 2.48482882 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, nitrogen
2015 -19.8177162712 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, silica
2015 4.7260216866 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, phosphate
2016 2.52618 pct. Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing
2016 -18.351998406 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, silica
2017 4.39161 pct. Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing
2017 -0.4806123511 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, nitrogen
2017 -10.5692870856 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, silica
2018 3.87649 pct. Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing
2018 1.52241 pct. Chlorophyll-a anomaly, remote sensing, extreme frequency
2018 11.00894 pct. Chlorophyll-a anomaly, remote sensing, high frequency
2018 9.49894 pct. Chlorophyll-a anomaly, remote sensing, moderate frequency
2018 -2.6128668097 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, nitrogen
2018 -6.1815291173 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, silica
2018 -13.7276406485 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, phosphate
2019 6.09887 pct. Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing
2019 2.40385 pct. Chlorophyll-a anomaly, remote sensing, extreme frequency
2019 14.42117 pct. Chlorophyll-a anomaly, remote sensing, high frequency
2019 12.39925 pct. Chlorophyll-a anomaly, remote sensing, moderate frequency
2019 0.0014933679 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, nitrogen
2019 -4.0080073382 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, silica
2019 -6.6995306441 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, phosphate
2020 6.08639 pct. Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing
2020 2.97794 pct. Chlorophyll-a anomaly, remote sensing, extreme frequency
2020 10.86211 pct. Chlorophyll-a anomaly, remote sensing, high frequency
2020 7.9429 pct. Chlorophyll-a anomaly, remote sensing, moderate frequency
2020 4.7189308443 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, nitrogen
2020 4.5028651012 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, silica
2020 11.7623397437 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, phosphate
2021 3.59289 pct. Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing
2021 2.17138 pct. Chlorophyll-a anomaly, remote sensing, extreme frequency
2021 11.39691 pct. Chlorophyll-a anomaly, remote sensing, high frequency
2021 10.4769 pct. Chlorophyll-a anomaly, remote sensing, moderate frequency
2021 1.6164658398 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, nitrogen
2021 -9.2304101895 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, silica
2021 -0.9292983556 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, phosphate
2022 5.8465 pct. Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing
2022 2.41868 pct. Chlorophyll-a anomaly, remote sensing, extreme frequency
2022 11.56152 pct. Chlorophyll-a anomaly, remote sensing, high frequency
2022 10.10695 pct. Chlorophyll-a anomaly, remote sensing, moderate frequency
2022 2.0848010316 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, nitrogen
2022 -15.5878048423 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, silica
2022 1.4264009704 pct. Nutrients in coastal waters, deviation from mean, phosphate

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Unit of Measurement: per cent

Footnote:

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The national metadata provides further information about this table and the indicator published by Statistics Faroe Islands. Indicators are compiled according to international methodology whenever the necessary data are available for the Faroe Islands. Any deviations are documented in the notes.

Metadata update

20231102 09:00
Data reporter

Eyð Maritudóttir Grønadal
Unit of measure

unit

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Data collection calendar

20210426 09:00
Data release calendar

A
Data providers

https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/dataportal/database (UN SDG Indicators Database) and htpps://www.hav.fo (Faroe Marine Research Institute)
Comment and limitations

Symbols

  • -Zero (not rounded)
  • 0Rounded to zero
  • •Not applicable
  • ••Not available or too uncertain
  • •••Not disclosed, confidentiality/privacy protected

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator

Indicator 14.1.1: (a) Index of coastal eutrophication; and (b) plastic debris density
Target

Target 14.1: By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution
Metadata update

2025-03-28
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Related indicators

11.6.1, 12.4.2, 12.5.1
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Data release calendar

For Level 1 data:

  • Chlorophyll-a: the first reporting cycle was in 2020 and then every two years.
  • Beach litter originating from national land-based sources: the first reporting cycle was in 2022.

For Level 2 data: The first UNEP data collection is planned in 2023. After that, data collection will be synchronised with the Regional Seas data collection calendar.
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