Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.3225 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.3225 metric tons per square kilometre for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Costa Rica peaked at 0.5944 metric tons per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 52nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Costa Rica, 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 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | +125.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | +46.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +42.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0008 metric tons per square kilometre | +51.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 metric tons per square kilometre | +41.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0036 metric tons per square kilometre | +134.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0021 metric tons per square kilometre | -42.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0021 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0053 metric tons per square kilometre | +154.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0078 metric tons per square kilometre | +47.8% |
| 1989 | 0.008 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0112 metric tons per square kilometre | +39.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0387 metric tons per square kilometre | +244.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0439 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0653 metric tons per square kilometre | +48.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0766 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1323 metric tons per square kilometre | +72.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1368 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1371 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1554 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1826 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1901 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.206 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3504 metric tons per square kilometre | +70.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4024 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4839 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4708 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.391 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5046 metric tons per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5299 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4848 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5256 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5428 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5344 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5944 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5242 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4614 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 0.435 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4137 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.43 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4318 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3186 metric tons per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 2021 | 0.339 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3285 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3225 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.3225 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0566 metric tons per square kilometre, 5.7× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.3225 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0394 metric tons per square kilometre, 8.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Costa Rica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +244.7% | 0.0112 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0387 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1987 | +154.7% | 0.0021 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0053 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 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0033 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.008 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.098 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0112 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1826 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4014 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1901 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5299 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4893 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4137 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5944 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3272 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3186 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.339 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 49 France 0.3499 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 50 Albania 0.3404 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 51 Uzbekistan 0.3295 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 53 Brunei 0.3208 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 54 Rwanda 0.3041 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 55 Nigeria 0.2842 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Costa Rica?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Costa Rica was 0.3225 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5944 metric tons per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 52nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.