Environment > Water > Phosphorus concentration: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Phosphorus concentration
Units: Milligrams/Liter
Units: The country values represent averages of the station-level values for the three year time period 1994-96, except where data were only available for an earlier time period (1988-1993). The number of stations per country varies depending on country size; number of bodies of water; and level of participation in the GEMS monitoring system. The data from "The Wellbeing of Nations" included a smaller subset of stations representing outfalls of major watersheds. An analysis of a sample of countries with numerous stations found that the data for stations in the subset is broadly comparable to the data for all GEMS stations in those countries.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	SudanSudan	1.75 mls/litre	1994
2	BelgiumBelgium	1.63 mls/litre	1994
3	South KoreaSouth Korea	1.13 mls/litre	1994
=4	JordanJordan	1.01 mls/litre	1994
=4	JamaicaJamaica	1.01 mls/litre	1994
6	TajikistanTajikistan	0.96 mls/litre	1994
7	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	0.82 mls/litre	1994
8	North KoreaNorth Korea	0.81 mls/litre	1994
9	South AfricaSouth Africa	0.73 mls/litre	1994
10	NigerNiger	0.69 mls/litre	1994
11	BurundiBurundi	0.68 mls/litre	1994
12	BeninBenin	0.67 mls/litre	1994
=13	NigeriaNigeria	0.66 mls/litre	1994
=13	KuwaitKuwait	0.66 mls/litre	1994
15	MexicoMexico	0.64 mls/litre	1994
16	NicaraguaNicaragua	0.61 mls/litre	1994
=17	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	0.6 mls/litre	1994
=17	EgyptEgypt	0.6 mls/litre	1994
19	VietnamVietnam	0.59 mls/litre	1994
20	KenyaKenya	0.58 mls/litre	1994
21	AngolaAngola	0.57 mls/litre	1994
=22	IndonesiaIndonesia	0.56 mls/litre	1994
=22	ZambiaZambia	0.56 mls/litre	1994
24	The GambiaThe Gambia	0.53 mls/litre	1994
25	MalawiMalawi	0.52 mls/litre	1994
=26	BangladeshBangladesh	0.51 mls/litre	1994
=26	UzbekistanUzbekistan	0.51 mls/litre	1994
=26	ChileChile	0.51 mls/litre	1994
=29	CameroonCameroon	0.5 mls/litre	1994
=29	SpainSpain	0.5 mls/litre	1994
=29	CroatiaCroatia	0.5 mls/litre	1994
=32	LiberiaLiberia	0.49 mls/litre	1994
=32	GuineaGuinea	0.49 mls/litre	1994
=32	RwandaRwanda	0.49 mls/litre	1994
=32	MozambiqueMozambique	0.49 mls/litre	1994
=36	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	0.48 mls/litre	1994
=36	MauritaniaMauritania	0.48 mls/litre	1994
=36	ArmeniaArmenia	0.48 mls/litre	1994
=39	LibyaLibya	0.47 mls/litre	1994
=39	KazakhstanKazakhstan	0.47 mls/litre	1994
=41	MadagascarMadagascar	0.45 mls/litre	1994
=41	VenezuelaVenezuela	0.45 mls/litre	1994
=41	LaosLaos	0.45 mls/litre	1994
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	0.444 mls/litre	1994
44	United Arab EmiratesUAE	0.44 mls/litre	1994
45	CambodiaCambodia	0.43 mls/litre	1994
=46	NepalNepal	0.42 mls/litre	1994
=46	IsraelIsrael	0.42 mls/litre	1994
48	GuatemalaGuatemala	0.41 mls/litre	1994
=49	RomaniaRomania	0.4 mls/litre	1994
=49	AlgeriaAlgeria	0.4 mls/litre	1994
=49	HondurasHonduras	0.4 mls/litre	1994
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	0.398 mls/litre	1994
=52	BulgariaBulgaria	0.39 mls/litre	1994
=52	TunisiaTunisia	0.39 mls/litre	1994
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	0.384 mls/litre	1994
=54	EthiopiaEthiopia	0.38 mls/litre	1994
=54	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	0.38 mls/litre	1994
=54	LebanonLebanon	0.38 mls/litre	1994
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	0.378 mls/litre	1994
57	PanamaPanama	0.37 mls/litre	1994
=58	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	0.36 mls/litre	1994
=58	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	0.36 mls/litre	1994
=58	ColombiaColombia	0.36 mls/litre	1994
=58	ChadChad	0.36 mls/litre	1994
=58	BelarusBelarus	0.36 mls/litre	1994
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	0.354 mls/litre	1994
=63	TurkeyTurkey	0.35 mls/litre	1994
=63	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	0.35 mls/litre	1994
=63	PhilippinesPhilippines	0.35 mls/litre	1994
=63	SomaliaSomalia	0.35 mls/litre	1994
=63	IranIran	0.35 mls/litre	1994
=63	IcelandIceland	0.35 mls/litre	1994
=63	NamibiaNamibia	0.35 mls/litre	1994
=70	Costa RicaCosta Rica	0.34 mls/litre	1994
=70	SenegalSenegal	0.34 mls/litre	1994
=70	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	0.34 mls/litre	1994
=70	BoliviaBolivia	0.34 mls/litre	1994
=70	HaitiHaiti	0.34 mls/litre	1994
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	0.338 mls/litre	1994
=75	TogoTogo	0.33 mls/litre	1994
=75	PolandPoland	0.33 mls/litre	1994
=77	TanzaniaTanzania	0.32 mls/litre	1994
=77	GermanyGermany	0.32 mls/litre	1994
=79	ThailandThailand	0.31 mls/litre	1994
=79	GreeceGreece	0.31 mls/litre	1994
=79	UruguayUruguay	0.31 mls/litre	1994
=79	BurmaBurma	0.31 mls/litre	1994
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	0.295 mls/litre	1994
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	0.294 mls/litre	1994
=83	GabonGabon	0.29 mls/litre	1994
=83	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	0.29 mls/litre	1994
=83	PeruPeru	0.29 mls/litre	1994
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	0.281 mls/litre	1994
=86	ChinaChina	0.28 mls/litre	1994
=86	SwedenSweden	0.28 mls/litre	1994
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	0.277 mls/litre	1994
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	0.274 mls/litre	1994
88	NetherlandsNetherlands	0.27 mls/litre	1994
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	0.266 mls/litre	1994
89	MoroccoMorocco	0.26 mls/litre	1994
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	0.254 mls/litre	1994
90	EcuadorEcuador	0.25 mls/litre	1994
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	0.247 mls/litre	1994
=91	UkraineUkraine	0.23 mls/litre	1994
=91	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	0.23 mls/litre	1994
=93	SlovakiaSlovakia	0.22 mls/litre	1994
=93	El SalvadorEl Salvador	0.22 mls/litre	1994
=95	HungaryHungary	0.21 mls/litre	1994
=95	SyriaSyria	0.21 mls/litre	1994
=95	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	0.21 mls/litre	1994
=98	MoldovaMoldova	0.2 mls/litre	1994
=98	BotswanaBotswana	0.2 mls/litre	1994
=98	PakistanPakistan	0.2 mls/litre	1994
=98	OmanOman	0.2 mls/litre	1994
102	DominicaDominica	0.19 mls/litre	1994
103	ParaguayParaguay	0.18 mls/litre	1994
=104	FranceFrance	0.17 mls/litre	1994
=104	MongoliaMongolia	0.17 mls/litre	1994
106	UgandaUganda	0.16 mls/litre	1994
=107	IndiaIndia	0.15 mls/litre	1994
=107	MaliMali	0.15 mls/litre	1994
=109	DenmarkDenmark	0.14 mls/litre	1994
=109	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	0.14 mls/litre	1994
=109	RussiaRussia	0.14 mls/litre	1994
=112	PortugalPortugal	0.13 mls/litre	1994
=112	ItalyItaly	0.13 mls/litre	1994
=112	GhanaGhana	0.13 mls/litre	1994
=112	BhutanBhutan	0.13 mls/litre	1994
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	0.121 mls/litre	1994
=116	IrelandIreland	0.11 mls/litre	1994
=116	EstoniaEstonia	0.11 mls/litre	1994
=116	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	0.11 mls/litre	1994
=116	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	0.11 mls/litre	1994
=120	SloveniaSlovenia	0.1 mls/litre	1994
=120	AustriaAustria	0.1 mls/litre	1994
=120	LatviaLatvia	0.1 mls/litre	1994
=120	Sri LankaSri Lanka	0.1 mls/litre	1994
=124	ZimbabweZimbabwe	0.09 mls/litre	1994
=124	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	0.09 mls/litre	1994
=124	BrazilBrazil	0.09 mls/litre	1994
=127	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	0.08 mls/litre	1994
=127	LithuaniaLithuania	0.08 mls/litre	1994
=127	United StatesUnited States	0.08 mls/litre	1994
130	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	0.07 mls/litre	1994
=131	AustraliaAustralia	0.06 mls/litre	1994
=131	JapanJapan	0.06 mls/litre	1994
=133	MalaysiaMalaysia	0.04 mls/litre	1994
=133	ArgentinaArgentina	0.04 mls/litre	1994
=133	New ZealandNew Zealand	0.04 mls/litre	1994
=136	NorwayNorway	0.01 mls/litre	1994
=136	FinlandFinland	0.01 mls/litre	1994
=136	CubaCuba	0.01 mls/litre	1994
=136	IraqIraq	0.01 mls/litre	1994
=140	CanadaCanada	0.0	1994
=140	AlbaniaAlbania	0.0	1994

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