Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Japan
Japan: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 2.42 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.42 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
14th
of 215 countries
All-time high
3.91 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1988
All-time low
0.948 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Japan, 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 Japan stood at 2.42 metric tons per square kilometre.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Japan peaked at 3.91 metric tons per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.948 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Japan 14th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Japan, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.948 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.06 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1963 | 1.14 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 1.21 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 1.4 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1968 | 1.57 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1969 | 1.44 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1970 | 1.63 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1971 | 1.8 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1972 | 1.92 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 2.33 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1974 | 2.58 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1975 | 2.3 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1976 | 2.53 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 2.58 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 2.75 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 2.67 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 2.96 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1981 | 2.87 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 2.83 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 3.15 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 3.31 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 3.25 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 3.54 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 3.39 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 3.91 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1989 | 3.76 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 3.76 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 3.73 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 3.83 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 3.73 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 3.9 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 3.81 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 3.7 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 3.68 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 3.54 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 3.61 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 3.54 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 3.6 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 3.8 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 3.57 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 3.46 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 3.44 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.36 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 3.52 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 3.26 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 3.41 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 3.16 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 2.49 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2012 | 2.95 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2013 | 2.82 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 2.8 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.03 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 2.93 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 2.81 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 2.84 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.6 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 2.74 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 2.63 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 2.59 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 2.42 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 2.42 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0566 metric tons per square kilometre, 42.8× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Japan's 2.42 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1481 metric tons per square kilometre, 16.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.22 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.948 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.57 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.31 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.63 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.75 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.3 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.83 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.91 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.73 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.54 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.9 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.26 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.8 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.84 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.49 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.16 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.42 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.74 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 11 Ecuador 4.98 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
- 15 Chile 2.02 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 16 Hong Kong 1.96 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 17 Thailand 1.96 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Japan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.981 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3629 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Japan?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Japan was 2.42 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.91 metric tons per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.948 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Japan ranks 14th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.