Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Brazil
Brazil: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.0949 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0949 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
79th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0949 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 Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.0949 metric tons per square kilometre for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 66.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Brazil peaked at 0.0949 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
Brazil ranks 79th 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 Brazil, 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 | +90.0% |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +42.1% |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +85.2% |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +86.0% |
| 1974 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +69.9% |
| 1975 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +81.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +51.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +80.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +45.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | +49.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | +121.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | +55.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0019 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0022 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0028 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0036 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0036 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0037 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0055 metric tons per square kilometre | +49.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0093 metric tons per square kilometre | +68.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0105 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0124 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0168 metric tons per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0206 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0246 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0296 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0327 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0323 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0308 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0325 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0346 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0397 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0437 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0493 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0522 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0575 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0571 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0675 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0692 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.065 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0676 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0696 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0719 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0755 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0779 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0884 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0949 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.0949 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0754 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.0949 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0394 metric tons per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
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 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0022 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0071 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0168 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0321 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0206 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0437 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0627 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0493 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0719 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0842 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0755 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0949 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 76 Germany 0.1001 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 77 Kenya 0.1 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 78 Lebanon 0.0966 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 80 Bulgaria 0.0915 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 81 American Samoa 0.09 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 82 Jamaica 0.0896 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Brazil
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Brazil?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Brazil was 0.0949 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0949 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Brazil ranks 79th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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.