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

China
8.34 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
23.77 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
6th
South Korea rank
3rd

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

  • China
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 23.77 metric tons per square kilometre against 8.34 metric tons per square kilometre in China, a difference of 15.43 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 2.9 times China's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

China ranks 6th and South Korea ranks 3rd of 215 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1185 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7397 metric tons per square kilometre 0.6212 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
1970s 0.2343 metric tons per square kilometre 3.3 metric tons per square kilometre 3.07 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 0.53 metric tons per square kilometre 7.83 metric tons per square kilometre 7.3 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 1.98 metric tons per square kilometre 9.55 metric tons per square kilometre 7.57 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 4.03 metric tons per square kilometre 10.72 metric tons per square kilometre 6.69 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 6.2 metric tons per square kilometre 18.51 metric tons per square kilometre 12.31 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 7.91 metric tons per square kilometre 24.08 metric tons per square kilometre 16.18 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square, China or South Korea?
South Korea, at 23.77 metric tons per square kilometre against 8.34 metric tons per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square between China and South Korea?
15.43 metric tons per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and South Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and South Korea rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
China ranks 6th and South Korea ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,245 data points, 1961–2023
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Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.