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

South Korea
23.77 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam
17.23 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
3rd
Vietnam rank
5th

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

  • South Korea
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 23.77 metric tons per square kilometre against 17.23 metric tons per square kilometre in Vietnam, a difference of 6.54 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.4 times Vietnam's.

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

South Korea ranks 3rd and Vietnam ranks 5th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7397 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1577 metric tons per square kilometre 0.582 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
1970s 3.3 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2436 metric tons per square kilometre 3.06 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 7.83 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3879 metric tons per square kilometre 7.44 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 9.55 metric tons per square kilometre 0.8702 metric tons per square kilometre 8.68 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 10.72 metric tons per square kilometre 4.57 metric tons per square kilometre 6.15 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 18.51 metric tons per square kilometre 11.07 metric tons per square kilometre 7.44 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 24.08 metric tons per square kilometre 15.91 metric tons per square kilometre 8.18 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, South Korea or Vietnam?
South Korea, at 23.77 metric tons per square kilometre against 17.23 metric tons per square kilometre in Vietnam as of 2023.
What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square between South Korea and Vietnam?
6.54 metric tons per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Vietnam?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Vietnam rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
South Korea ranks 3rd and Vietnam ranks 5th 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.