Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita was 0.0682 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Ecuador, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Ecuador stood at 0.0682 metric tons per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 196.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.0688 metric tons per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per person, in 1960.
Ecuador ranks 5th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons per person | +385.4% |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons per person | +288.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | +149.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | +95.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +50.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +31.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | +60.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | +12.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +18.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | +85.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | +27.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | +70.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | +60.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0033 metric tons per person | -12.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0046 metric tons per person | +40.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | +54.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0076 metric tons per person | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 0.007 metric tons per person | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0074 metric tons per person | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.01 metric tons per person | +34.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0107 metric tons per person | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0079 metric tons per person | -26.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0078 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0092 metric tons per person | +17.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0092 metric tons per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0112 metric tons per person | +21.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0119 metric tons per person | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0101 metric tons per person | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0048 metric tons per person | -52.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0045 metric tons per person | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0059 metric tons per person | +32.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0071 metric tons per person | +20.6% |
| 2004 | 0.008 metric tons per person | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 0.01 metric tons per person | +25.3% |
| 2006 | 0.012 metric tons per person | +20.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0119 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0119 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0148 metric tons per person | +24.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0181 metric tons per person | +22.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0202 metric tons per person | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0207 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.021 metric tons per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.023 metric tons per person | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0262 metric tons per person | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0273 metric tons per person | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0289 metric tons per person | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0341 metric tons per person | +17.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0401 metric tons per person | +17.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0441 metric tons per person | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0511 metric tons per person | +15.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0631 metric tons per person | +23.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0688 metric tons per person | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0682 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 0.0006 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0043 metric tons per person | 0.0012 metric tons per person | 0.0076 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0095 metric tons per person | 0.0074 metric tons per person | 0.0119 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0091 metric tons per person | 0.0045 metric tons per person | 0.0148 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.026 metric tons per person | 0.0181 metric tons per person | 0.0401 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0591 metric tons per person | 0.0441 metric tons per person | 0.0688 metric tons per person | 5 |
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More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Ecuador?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Ecuador was 0.0682 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0688 metric tons per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per person in 1960.
- How does Ecuador rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 5th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 196.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.