Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in India
India: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 3.81 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
3.81 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 10.6%
World rank
13th
of 215 countries
All-time high
3.81 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0166 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
India recorded 3.81 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.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and up 152.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in India peaked at 3.81 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0166 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
India ranks 13th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 India, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0166 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0183 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0202 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0222 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0245 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0271 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0299 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0331 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0368 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0409 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1971 | 0.046 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0518 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0582 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0647 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0719 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0801 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0891 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0992 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1103 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1228 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1368 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1523 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1698 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1924 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 0.213 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2308 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2651 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3005 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3379 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3421 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4121 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4693 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4765 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5111 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5579 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5915 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.627 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6419 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.718 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6533 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7133 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7364 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7793 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9432 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2005 | 1 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.07 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 1.05 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.3 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 2009 | 1.28 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.27 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.24 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.42 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 1.51 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 1.64 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 1.8 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 1.92 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 2.09 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 2.44 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 2.67 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 2.91 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 3.16 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 3.44 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 3.81 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.6% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 3.81 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0663 metric tons per square kilometre, 57.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 3.81 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.8156 metric tons per square kilometre, 4.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0254 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0166 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0368 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0712 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0409 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1103 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2121 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1228 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3379 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5348 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3421 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.718 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9518 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6533 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.3 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.24 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.67 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.33 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.91 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.81 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 10 North Korea 5.69 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 11 Ecuador 4.98 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 12 Norway 4.53 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 14 Japan 2.42 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 15 Chile 2.02 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 16 Hong Kong 1.96 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in India?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in India was 3.81 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 3.81 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0166 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does India rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- India ranks 13th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 152.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.