Ecuador vs Japan: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square

Ecuador
4.98 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
2.42 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Ecuador rank
11th
Japan rank
14th

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

  • Ecuador
  • Japan
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 4.98 metric tons per square kilometre against 2.42 metric tons per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 2.56 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 2.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Ecuador ranks 11th and Japan ranks 14th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0 metric tons per square kilometre 1.22 metric tons per square kilometre 1.22 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
1970s 0.0066 metric tons per square kilometre 2.31 metric tons per square kilometre 2.3 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.1469 metric tons per square kilometre 3.3 metric tons per square kilometre 3.15 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.4088 metric tons per square kilometre 3.73 metric tons per square kilometre 3.32 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.5123 metric tons per square kilometre 3.5 metric tons per square kilometre 2.98 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
2010s 1.71 metric tons per square kilometre 2.84 metric tons per square kilometre 1.13 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
2020s 4.07 metric tons per square kilometre 2.6 metric tons per square kilometre 1.47 metric tons per square kilometre Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square, Ecuador or Japan?
Ecuador, at 4.98 metric tons per square kilometre against 2.42 metric tons per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square between Ecuador and Japan?
2.56 metric tons per square kilometre, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Japan rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
Ecuador ranks 11th and Japan ranks 14th 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
Last refreshed

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.