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

Faroe Islands
71.8 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
23.77 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
1st
South Korea rank
3rd

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

  • Faroe Islands
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 71.8 metric tons per square kilometre against 23.77 metric tons per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 48.03 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 3.0 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 3rd of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7397 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7397 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
1970s 0.0514 metric tons per square kilometre 3.3 metric tons per square kilometre 3.25 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 1.72 metric tons per square kilometre 7.83 metric tons per square kilometre 6.11 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 14.06 metric tons per square kilometre 9.55 metric tons per square kilometre 4.51 metric tons per square kilometre Faroe Islands
2000s 30.63 metric tons per square kilometre 10.72 metric tons per square kilometre 19.91 metric tons per square kilometre Faroe Islands
2010s 55.29 metric tons per square kilometre 18.51 metric tons per square kilometre 36.78 metric tons per square kilometre Faroe Islands
2020s 75.22 metric tons per square kilometre 24.08 metric tons per square kilometre 51.14 metric tons per square kilometre Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square, Faroe Islands or South Korea?
Faroe Islands, at 71.8 metric tons per square kilometre against 23.77 metric tons per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square between Faroe Islands and South Korea?
48.03 metric tons per square kilometre, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and South Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and South Korea rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
Faroe Islands ranks 1st 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
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.