Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Spain
Spain: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita was 0.005 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Spain, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Spain is 0.005 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Spain peaked at 0.0079 metric tons per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 metric tons per person, in 1960.
That places Spain 33rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Spain, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +25.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | +601.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | +12.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.002 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | -21.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | +32.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | +36.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0046 metric tons per person | +61.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0043 metric tons per person | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0047 metric tons per person | +10.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0048 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0049 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0047 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0052 metric tons per person | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0053 metric tons per person | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0064 metric tons per person | +20.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0056 metric tons per person | -13.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0055 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0057 metric tons per person | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0059 metric tons per person | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.006 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0065 metric tons per person | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0069 metric tons per person | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 0.007 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.007 metric tons per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.007 metric tons per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0057 metric tons per person | -18.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0052 metric tons per person | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0058 metric tons per person | +10.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0043 metric tons per person | -25.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | -25.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0045 metric tons per person | +40.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0056 metric tons per person | +25.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0058 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.006 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0078 metric tons per person | +30.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0079 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0076 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0076 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0062 metric tons per person | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0064 metric tons per person | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.007 metric tons per person | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0051 metric tons per person | -27.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0066 metric tons per person | +30.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0063 metric tons per person | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0055 metric tons per person | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0058 metric tons per person | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0054 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0059 metric tons per person | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0057 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0049 metric tons per person | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0061 metric tons per person | +26.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0063 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0062 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0068 metric tons per person | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0076 metric tons per person | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0065 metric tons per person | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0058 metric tons per person | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0058 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0057 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.005 metric tons per person | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 0.005 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0017 metric tons per person | 0.0002 metric tons per person | 0.0029 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.005 metric tons per person | 0.0043 metric tons per person | 0.0064 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0063 metric tons per person | 0.0055 metric tons per person | 0.007 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0056 metric tons per person | 0.0032 metric tons per person | 0.0079 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0064 metric tons per person | 0.0051 metric tons per person | 0.0076 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0061 metric tons per person | 0.0049 metric tons per person | 0.0076 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0055 metric tons per person | 0.005 metric tons per person | 0.0058 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 30 Cyprus 0.0067 metric tons per person compare
- 31 Japan 0.0065 metric tons per person compare
- 32 Republic of Moldova 0.0053 metric tons per person compare
- 34 Denmark 0.0048 metric tons per person compare
- 35 Saudi Arabia 0.0046 metric tons per person compare
- 36 French Polynesia 0.0044 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for Spain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.898 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 52.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Spain?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Spain was 0.005 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0079 metric tons per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 metric tons per person in 1960.
- How does Spain rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita?
- Spain ranks 33rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.