Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.0179 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0179 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
135th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0179 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Afghanistan is 0.0179 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 183.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0179 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
Afghanistan ranks 135th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +183.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +76.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | +133.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | +57.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0034 metric tons per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0044 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0053 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0063 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0073 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0084 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0094 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0107 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0122 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0132 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0145 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.017 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0171 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0179 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.6% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0179 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0043 metric tons per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0179 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0318 metric tons per square kilometre, 56% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0081 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0034 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0132 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0166 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0145 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0179 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 132 Tajikistan 0.0206 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 133 Senegal 0.0197 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 134 Zimbabwe 0.0185 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 136 United States Virgin Islands 0.0171 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 137 Marshall Islands 0.0167 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 138 Canada 0.0166 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Afghanistan?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Afghanistan was 0.0179 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0179 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Afghanistan rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Afghanistan ranks 135th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 183.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.