Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Ecuador
Ecuador: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 4.98 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador stood at 4.98 metric tons per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 272.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Ecuador peaked at 4.98 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Ecuador 11th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Ecuador, 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 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | +400.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | +300.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0019 metric tons per square kilometre | +156.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0037 metric tons per square kilometre | +100.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0057 metric tons per square kilometre | +54.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0078 metric tons per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0128 metric tons per square kilometre | +64.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0149 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0181 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0346 metric tons per square kilometre | +91.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0453 metric tons per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0795 metric tons per square kilometre | +75.4% |
| 1983 | 0.131 metric tons per square kilometre | +64.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1236 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1115 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1602 metric tons per square kilometre | +43.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2532 metric tons per square kilometre | +58.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2732 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2572 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2808 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 0.387 metric tons per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4215 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 0.317 metric tons per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3218 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3837 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3933 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4858 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1998 | 0.587 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5096 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2469 metric tons per square kilometre | -51.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2319 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3126 metric tons per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3836 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4376 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5579 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6828 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6886 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6975 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8836 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2011 | 1.25 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 1.3 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.34 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 1.72 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 1.82 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 1.95 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 2.34 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2019 | 2.8 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2020 | 3.12 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 3.64 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 4.53 metric tons per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2023 | 4.98 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 4.98 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0754 metric tons per square kilometre, 66.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 4.98 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0394 metric tons per square kilometre, 126.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +400.0% | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1972 | +300.0% | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +156.5% | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0019 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 | 0.0066 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0181 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1469 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0346 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2732 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4088 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2808 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.587 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5123 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2319 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.8836 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.71 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.8 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.07 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.12 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.98 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 8 Philippines 8 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 9 Singapore 5.86 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 10 North Korea 5.69 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 12 Norway 4.53 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 13 India 3.81 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 14 Japan 2.42 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Ecuador?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Ecuador was 4.98 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.98 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Ecuador ranks 11th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 272.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.