Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Jordan
Jordan: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.0306 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Jordan, 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 Jordan stood at 0.0306 metric tons per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 262.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Jordan peaked at 0.0306 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Jordan 115th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Jordan, 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 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0008 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | +172.7% |
| 1994 | 0.001 metric tons per square kilometre | +43.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0019 metric tons per square kilometre | +97.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0023 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0033 metric tons per square kilometre | +46.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0058 metric tons per square kilometre | +75.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0064 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0061 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0058 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0074 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0055 metric tons per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0064 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0063 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0058 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0061 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.005 metric tons per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0061 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0065 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0068 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0084 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0101 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0107 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0126 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0137 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.015 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0218 metric tons per square kilometre | +45.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0231 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0242 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0291 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0306 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.3% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.0306 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0754 metric tons per square kilometre, 41% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.0306 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0318 metric tons per square kilometre, 96% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Jordan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +172.7% | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0007 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 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0008 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0018 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0058 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0061 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.005 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0074 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0112 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0061 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0218 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0268 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0231 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0306 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 112 Georgia 0.0354 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 113 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0333 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 114 United Arab Emirates 0.0318 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 116 Guinea 0.0301 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 117 Fiji 0.0297 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 118 Togo 0.0288 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Jordan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0464 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0299 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Jordan?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Jordan was 0.0306 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0306 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Jordan rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Jordan ranks 115th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 262.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan 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.