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

Japan
2.42 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway
4.53 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
14th
Norway rank
12th

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

  • Japan
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 4.53 metric tons per square kilometre against 2.42 metric tons per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 2.11 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.9 times Japan's.

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

Japan ranks 14th and Norway ranks 12th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 1.22 metric tons per square kilometre 0.001 metric tons per square kilometre 1.22 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
1970s 2.31 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0078 metric tons per square kilometre 2.3 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
1980s 3.3 metric tons per square kilometre 0.117 metric tons per square kilometre 3.18 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
1990s 3.73 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7334 metric tons per square kilometre 2.99 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
2000s 3.5 metric tons per square kilometre 1.86 metric tons per square kilometre 1.63 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
2010s 2.84 metric tons per square kilometre 3.53 metric tons per square kilometre 0.6872 metric tons per square kilometre Norway
2020s 2.6 metric tons per square kilometre 4.44 metric tons per square kilometre 1.84 metric tons per square kilometre Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square, Japan or Norway?
Norway, at 4.53 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 Japan and Norway?
2.11 metric tons per square kilometre, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Norway rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
Japan ranks 14th and Norway ranks 12th 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.