Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Greece
Greece: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
1.1 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
24th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.12 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0022 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Greece, 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 Greece stood at 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Greece peaked at 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Greece 24th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0022 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.003 metric tons per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0035 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0041 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0048 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0049 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0062 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0067 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0074 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0081 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0076 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0084 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0095 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0109 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0118 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0125 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0132 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0142 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0145 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0152 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.016 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0164 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0175 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0197 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0184 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0178 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0213 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0317 metric tons per square kilometre | +49.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0367 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0739 metric tons per square kilometre | +101.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0979 metric tons per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1575 metric tons per square kilometre | +61.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2527 metric tons per square kilometre | +60.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2574 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2533 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3092 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3789 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4649 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6538 metric tons per square kilometre | +40.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7402 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7565 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6821 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7869 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7536 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.824 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8796 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.879 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8927 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9466 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9406 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8597 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8609 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8844 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.812 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8314 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9597 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9738 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.03 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9994 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.02 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0566 metric tons per square kilometre, 19.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0764 metric tons per square kilometre, 14.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +101.0% | 0.0367 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0739 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0048 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0022 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0074 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0111 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0076 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0145 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0211 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0152 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0367 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2899 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0739 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6538 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8141 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6821 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.9466 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9149 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.812 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.03 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.02 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 21 Malaysia 1.54 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 22 Netherlands 1.24 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 23 Mauritius 1.18 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 25 Sri Lanka 0.9843 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 26 Honduras 0.9185 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 27 Armenia 0.8795 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Greece?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Greece was 1.1 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Greece rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Greece ranks 24th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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.