Ireland vs Spain: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square

Ireland
0.5098 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.4865 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
38th
Spain rank
40th

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

  • Ireland
  • Spain
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.5098 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.4865 metric tons per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.0233 metric tons per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Ireland ranks 38th and Spain ranks 40th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.02 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1209 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1009 metric tons per square kilometre Spain
1970s 0.0625 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3601 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2976 metric tons per square kilometre Spain
1980s 0.179 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4852 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3062 metric tons per square kilometre Spain
1990s 0.4728 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4462 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0266 metric tons per square kilometre Ireland
2000s 0.8104 metric tons per square kilometre 0.5538 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2566 metric tons per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 0.5696 metric tons per square kilometre 0.573 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0034 metric tons per square kilometre Spain
2020s 0.5769 metric tons per square kilometre 0.5337 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0432 metric tons per square kilometre Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square, Ireland or Spain?
Ireland, at 0.5098 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.4865 metric tons per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square between Ireland and Spain?
0.0233 metric tons per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Spain rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
Ireland ranks 38th and Spain ranks 40th 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
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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.