China vs Korea: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita

China
0.0582 metric tons per person
in 2024
Korea
0.0441 metric tons per person
in 2024
China rank
6th
Korea rank
9th

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita over time

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How they compare

China currently reports 0.0582 metric tons per person against 0.0441 metric tons per person in Korea, a difference of 0.0141 metric tons per person.

That makes China's figure about 1.3 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.

China ranks 6th and Korea ranks 9th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0015 metric tons per person 0.0023 metric tons per person 0.0008 metric tons per person Korea
1970s 0.0024 metric tons per person 0.009 metric tons per person 0.0066 metric tons per person Korea
1980s 0.0047 metric tons per person 0.0186 metric tons per person 0.0139 metric tons per person Korea
1990s 0.0154 metric tons per person 0.0206 metric tons per person 0.0052 metric tons per person Korea
2000s 0.0291 metric tons per person 0.0215 metric tons per person 0.0076 metric tons per person China
2010s 0.0423 metric tons per person 0.0354 metric tons per person 0.0068 metric tons per person China
2020s 0.0537 metric tons per person 0.0452 metric tons per person 0.0086 metric tons per person China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita, China or Korea?
China, at 0.0582 metric tons per person against 0.0441 metric tons per person in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita between China and Korea?
0.0141 metric tons per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Korea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do China and Korea rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita?
China ranks 6th and Korea ranks 9th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,819 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.