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Nutrients in European water bodies

Figure Created 30 Nov 2023 Published 15 Dec 2023 Last modified 15 Dec 2023
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This figure shows the trends in nitratre concentrations in European rivers and groundwater and the trends in phosphorus in European lakes and rivers

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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:
- 1992-2021: Europe (475), Austria (14), Belgium (24), Bulgaria (25), Denmark (1), Estonia (16), Finland** (7), France (260), Germany (67), Ireland (49), Portugal (2), Slovakia (4), Slovenia (5), Spain (1).
- 2000-2021: Europe (1025), Austria (14), Belgium (37), Bulgaria (40), Cyprus (6), Czechia (64), Denmark (4), Estonia (18), Finland** (8), France (452), Germany (176), Ireland (66), Italy (10), Latvia (11), Malta (2), Portugal (10), Serbia (21), Slovakia (16), Slovenia (6), Spain (25), Switzerland (37).

Nitrate in rivers: The number of river monitoring sites included per country is given in parenthesis:
- 1992-2021: Europe (640), Albania (3), Belgium (26), Czechia (22), Denmark* (36), Estonia (34), Finland** (60), France** (3), Germany (119), Ireland** (4), Latvia (13), Lithuania (22), Poland (13), Slovakia (8), Slovenia (7), Spain** (154), Sweden* (110), Switzerland (6).
- 2000-2021: Europe (1006), Albania (7), Belgium (34), Cyprus (13), Czechia (22), Denmark* (37), Estonia (36), Finland** (69), France** (3), Germany (122), Iceland (1), Ireland** (50), Italy (25), Latvia (16), Lithuania (22), North Macedonia (17), Poland (16), Romania (89), Serbia (33), Slovakia (8), Slovenia (8), Spain** (250), Sweden* (112), Switzerland (16).

(* = all data total oxidised nitrogen, ** = some data total oxidised nitrogen)".

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Phosphate in rivers: The number of river monitoring sites included per country is given in parenthesis:
- 1992-2021: Europe (417), Belgium (24), Bulgaria (32), Czechia (10), Denmark (38), Estonia (35), Finland (59), Ireland (4), Latvia (13), Lithuania (22), Norway (18), Slovakia (6), Slovenia (7), Spain (33), Sweden (110), Switzerland (6).
- 2000-2021: Europe (417), Albania (3), Belgium (28), Bulgaria (53), Croatia (23), Czechia (10), Denmark (39), Estonia (37), Finland (66), Iceland (1), Ireland (33), Italy (18), Latvia (16), Lithuania (22), Norway (18), Romania (88), Serbia (33), Slovakia (6), Slovenia (8), Spain (46), Sweden (112), Switzerland (16).

Total phosphorus in lakes: The number of lake monitoring sites included per country is given in parenthesis:
- 1992-2021: Europe (265), Austria (5), Denmark (5), Estonia (7), Finland (143), Germany (3), Lithuania (2), Netherlands (6), Norway (2), Slovenia (2), Sweden (90).
- 2000-2021: Europe (341), Austria (27), Belgium (1), Bulgaria (1), Croatia (3), Denmark (5), Estonia (8), Finland (167), France (1), Germany (6), Lithuania (3), Netherlands (6), Norway (3), Poland (9), Serbia (3), Slovenia (3), Sweden (95).

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