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Nutrients in European water bodies
European data
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Methodology:
The data series are calculated as the average of annual mean concentrations for specific water bodies in Europe. Only complete time series after inter/extrapolation are included (see indicator's "Methodology" section).
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Units:
Upper chart:
Groundwater - mg NO₃/l; Rivers - mg NO₃-N/lLower chart:
Lakes (mg P/l) and Rivers (mg PO4-P/l)-
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Owners:
- European Environment Agency (EEA)
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Processors:
- Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA)
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Figure type:
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Additional information
The geographical coverage is the 38 EEA member countries plus the United Kingdom, but only complete time series are included in the analysis.
Two time series are shown – a longer time series representing fewer water bodies and a shorter time series representing more water bodies.
Upper chart:
Nitrate in groundwater: The number of groundwater bodies included per country is given in parenthesis:
1992-2019: Europe (462), Austria (13), Belgium (24), Bulgaria (25), Denmark (1), Estonia (16), Finland** (8), France (247), Germany (66), Ireland (50), Portugal (2), Slovakia (4), Slovenia (5), Spain (1).
2000-2019: Europe (1013), Austria (14), Belgium (37), Bulgaria (40), Cyprus (6), Czechia (64), Denmark (4), Estonia (18), Finland** (9), France (437), Germany (175), Ireland (66), Italy (10), Latvia (15), Malta (2), Portugal (10), Serbia (21), Slovakia (16), Slovenia (6), Spain (26), Switzerland (37).
(* = all data total oxidised nitrogen, ** = some data total oxidised nitrogen)
Nitrate in rivers: The number of river monitoring sites included per country is given in parenthesis:
- 1992-2019: Europe (901), Albania (3), Austria (39), Belgium (26), Czechia (19), Denmark* (37), Estonia (37), Finland** (64), France** (185), Germany (119), Ireland** (4), Latvia (13), Lithuania (22), Poland (13), Slovakia (8), Slovenia (7), Spain** (151), Sweden* (111), Switzerland (6), United Kingdom** (37).
- 2000-2019: Europe (1328), Albania (7), Austria (41), Belgium (34), Cyprus (14), Czechia (19), Denmark* (38), Estonia (39), Finland** (73), France** (243), Germany (122), Iceland (1), Ireland** (50), Italy (25), Latvia (16), Lithuania (22), North Macedonia (18), Poland (16), Romania (89), Serbia (34), Slovakia (8), Slovenia (8), Spain** (244), Sweden* (113), Switzerland (16), United Kingdom** (38)..
(* = all data total oxidised nitrogen, ** = some data total oxidised nitrogen)"
Lower chart:
Phosphate in rivers: The number of river monitoring sites included per country is given in parenthesis:
- 1992-2019: Europe (664), Austria (27), Belgium (24), Bulgaria (32), Czechia (8), Denmark (39), Estonia (38), Finland (64), France (167), Ireland (4), Latvia (13), Lithuania (22), Norway (44), Slovakia (6), Slovenia (9), Spain (32), Sweden (111), Switzerland (6), United Kingdom (18).
- 2000-2019: Europe (1016), Albania (3), Austria (41), Belgium (28), Bulgaria (53), Croatia (23), Czechia (8), Denmark (40), Estonia (40), Finland (71), France (242), Iceland (1), Ireland (33), Italy (18), Latvia (16), Lithuania (22), Norway (44), Romania (88), Serbia (34), Slovakia (6), Slovenia (11), Spain (44), Sweden (113), Switzerland (16), United Kingdom (21).
Total phosphorus in lakes: The number of lake monitoring sites included per country is given in parenthesis:
1992-2019: Europe (261), Austria (5), Denmark (5), Estonia (7), Finland (145), Germany (4), Lithuania (2), Norway (2), Slovenia (2), Sweden (90).
2000-2019: Europe (339), Austria (27), Belgium (1), Bulgaria (1), Croatia (3), Denmark (5), Estonia (8), Finland (170), France (1), Germany (6), Lithuania (3), Norway (3), Poland (9), Serbia (3), Slovenia (3), Sweden (95), United Kingdom (1).
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For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/nutrient-trends-in-european-water or scan the QR code.
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