Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Belgium
Belgium: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.0088 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Belgium, 2000–2023
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 Belgium is 0.0088 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Belgium peaked at 0.0617 metric tons per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre, in 2016.
Belgium ranks 150th 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 Belgium, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0617 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0603 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0605 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0416 metric tons per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0244 metric tons per square kilometre | -41.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0136 metric tons per square kilometre | -44.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0042 metric tons per square kilometre | -69.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0042 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0042 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.019 metric tons per square kilometre | +357.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0178 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0033 metric tons per square kilometre | -81.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0091 metric tons per square kilometre | +174.3% |
| 2013 | 0.007 metric tons per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0071 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0027 metric tons per square kilometre | -61.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | -46.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | +70.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0036 metric tons per square kilometre | +47.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0069 metric tons per square kilometre | +143.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0073 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.008 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0088 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0088 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0566 metric tons per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0088 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0764 metric tons per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Belgium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +357.1% | 0.0042 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.019 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0294 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0042 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0617 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0057 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0178 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0077 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0069 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0088 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 147 Haiti 0.0106 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 148 Mozambique 0.0099 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 149 Kiribati 0.0099 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 151 Cape Verde 0.0087 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 152 Aruba 0.0083 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 152 Tuvalu 0.0083 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Belgium?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Belgium was 0.0088 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0617 metric tons per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Belgium rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Belgium ranks 150th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium 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.