Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in South Korea
South Korea: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita was 0.0441 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in South Korea, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 0.0441 metric tons per person for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in South Korea peaked at 0.047 metric tons per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 metric tons per person, in 1961.
South Korea ranks 9th 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 South Korea, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -9.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +33.5% |
| 1963 | 0.003 metric tons per person | +227.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | -12.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0031 metric tons per person | +21.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0034 metric tons per person | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | -25.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | +50.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0046 metric tons per person | +20.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0049 metric tons per person | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0078 metric tons per person | +59.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0099 metric tons per person | +27.3% |
| 1975 | 0.01 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0115 metric tons per person | +15.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0136 metric tons per person | +17.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0107 metric tons per person | -21.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0129 metric tons per person | +20.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0143 metric tons per person | +10.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0182 metric tons per person | +27.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0153 metric tons per person | -15.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0162 metric tons per person | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0168 metric tons per person | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0194 metric tons per person | +15.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0231 metric tons per person | +19.2% |
| 1987 | 0.021 metric tons per person | -9.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0214 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0202 metric tons per person | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0184 metric tons per person | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0182 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0218 metric tons per person | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0239 metric tons per person | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0245 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0226 metric tons per person | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0197 metric tons per person | -12.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0226 metric tons per person | +14.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0172 metric tons per person | -24.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0167 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0142 metric tons per person | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0141 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0167 metric tons per person | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0175 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0198 metric tons per person | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 0.022 metric tons per person | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0264 metric tons per person | +20.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0287 metric tons per person | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0284 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.027 metric tons per person | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0278 metric tons per person | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.03 metric tons per person | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0301 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0304 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0309 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0329 metric tons per person | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0363 metric tons per person | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0455 metric tons per person | +25.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0442 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0464 metric tons per person | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.045 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.047 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0448 metric tons per person | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0449 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0441 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.0441 metric tons per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0006 metric tons per person, 70.9× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.0441 metric tons per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0011 metric tons per person, 40.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +227.5% | 0.0009 metric tons per person | 0.003 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0023 metric tons per person | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 0.0034 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.009 metric tons per person | 0.0038 metric tons per person | 0.0136 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0186 metric tons per person | 0.0143 metric tons per person | 0.0231 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0206 metric tons per person | 0.0167 metric tons per person | 0.0245 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0215 metric tons per person | 0.0141 metric tons per person | 0.0287 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0354 metric tons per person | 0.0278 metric tons per person | 0.0464 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0452 metric tons per person | 0.0441 metric tons per person | 0.047 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 6 China 0.0582 metric tons per person compare
- 7 Vietnam 0.0559 metric tons per person compare
- 8 Indonesia 0.0556 metric tons per person compare
- 10 Solomon Islands 0.0372 metric tons per person compare
- 11 Malta 0.0316 metric tons per person compare
- 12 North Korea 0.0259 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for South Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9638 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9281 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in South Korea?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in South Korea was 0.0441 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.047 metric tons per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 metric tons per person in 1961.
- How does South Korea rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita?
- South Korea ranks 9th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.