Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in France
France: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.3499 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3499 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
49th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.533 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1997
All-time low
0.1582 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in France, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
France recorded 0.3499 metric tons per square kilometre for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in France peaked at 0.533 metric tons per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.1582 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1971.
France ranks 49th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in France, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2165 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1983 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2041 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1822 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2072 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1906 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2139 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2015 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1943 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1975 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1582 metric tons per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2381 metric tons per square kilometre | +50.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2363 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2542 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 0.306 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2757 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3353 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3041 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3501 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3842 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3716 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3576 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3642 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3574 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.421 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4521 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4303 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4222 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4177 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4762 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4548 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4643 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5146 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5213 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.521 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5298 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.533 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.497 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4914 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.495 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4669 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4671 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4446 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4493 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4544 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4404 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4406 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4421 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4342 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3774 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3593 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3807 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3718 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3347 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3031 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3351 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 0.35 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3521 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3673 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3583 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3622 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3759 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3499 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.9% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.3499 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0566 metric tons per square kilometre, 6.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- France's 0.3499 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0764 metric tons per square kilometre, 4.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in France 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +50.5% | 0.1582 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2381 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.201 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1822 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2165 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2656 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1582 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3501 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3978 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3574 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4521 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5003 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4548 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.533 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4535 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4342 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.495 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3532 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3031 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3807 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3615 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3499 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3759 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 46 Iran 0.3944 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 47 Cayman Islands 0.375 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 48 French Polynesia 0.3591 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
- 52 Costa Rica 0.3225 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for France
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 18.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 11.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 106.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in France?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in France was 0.3499 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.533 metric tons per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1582 metric tons per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does France rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- France ranks 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.