Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Austria
Austria: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.0627 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Austria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Austria stood at 0.0627 metric tons per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and up 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Austria peaked at 0.0627 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0073 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Austria 97th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Austria, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.008 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0081 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0073 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0082 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0088 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0091 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0096 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.009 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0097 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0105 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0116 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0131 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0158 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0148 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0145 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0168 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0194 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0351 metric tons per square kilometre | +81.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0412 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0388 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0388 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0376 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0436 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0485 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0497 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0492 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0485 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0545 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0539 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0379 metric tons per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 1991 | 0.038 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0381 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0381 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0376 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0354 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0357 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0366 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0353 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0372 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0345 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.029 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0283 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0271 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0275 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0293 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0303 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0308 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0253 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0259 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0263 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0352 metric tons per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0379 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0392 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0411 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0425 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0422 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0468 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0484 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0516 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.055 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0596 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0572 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0627 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.6% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.0627 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0566 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.0627 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0764 metric tons per square kilometre, 82% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Austria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +81.3% | 0.0194 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0351 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0086 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0073 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0097 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0193 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0105 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0412 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0463 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0376 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0545 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.037 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0353 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0381 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0288 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0253 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0345 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0411 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0263 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0516 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0586 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.055 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0627 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 94 Switzerland 0.0662 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 95 Saudi Arabia 0.0652 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 96 Madagascar 0.0646 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 98 Seychelles 0.0626 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 99 New Caledonia 0.0584 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 100 Slovakia 0.0576 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Austria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6222 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Austria?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Austria was 0.0627 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0627 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0073 metric tons per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Austria rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Austria ranks 97th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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.