Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Benin
Benin: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.022 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.022 metric tons per square kilometre for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 214.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Benin peaked at 0.0523 metric tons per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Benin 130th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Benin, 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 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1984 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | +471.4% |
| 1989 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1990 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1997 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1998 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 2000 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0031 metric tons per square kilometre | +4900.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0037 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0026 metric tons per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 2008 | 0.003 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0038 metric tons per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0043 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0046 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0055 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2013 | 0.007 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0137 metric tons per square kilometre | +96.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0406 metric tons per square kilometre | +196.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0384 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0412 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0467 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0523 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0279 metric tons per square kilometre | -46.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0245 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0223 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.022 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.022 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0663 metric tons per square kilometre, 33% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.022 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0078 metric tons per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +4900.0% | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0031 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1988 | +471.4% | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2015 | +196.4% | 0.0137 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0406 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0038 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0254 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0043 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0523 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0242 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.022 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0279 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 127 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0239 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 127 Palau 0.0239 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 129 Russia 0.0223 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 131 Estonia 0.0215 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 132 Tajikistan 0.0206 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 133 Senegal 0.0197 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Benin?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Benin was 0.022 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0523 metric tons per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Benin ranks 130th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 214.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin 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.