Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Kiribati
Kiribati: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.0099 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Kiribati, 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 Kiribati stood at 0.0099 metric tons per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 33.3% on the previous year and down 99.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Kiribati peaked at 13.81 metric tons per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Kiribati 149th 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 Kiribati, 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 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1984 | 0.016 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0.0185 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1986 | 1.89 metric tons per square kilometre | +10100.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4309 metric tons per square kilometre | -77.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5469 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1989 | 1.52 metric tons per square kilometre | +177.2% |
| 1990 | 6.32 metric tons per square kilometre | +316.6% |
| 1991 | 10.13 metric tons per square kilometre | +60.5% |
| 1992 | 4.34 metric tons per square kilometre | -57.2% |
| 1993 | 2.08 metric tons per square kilometre | -52.1% |
| 1994 | 3.95 metric tons per square kilometre | +90.0% |
| 1995 | 6.5 metric tons per square kilometre | +64.5% |
| 1996 | 11.71 metric tons per square kilometre | +80.2% |
| 1997 | 9.11 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1998 | 7.34 metric tons per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 1999 | 11.62 metric tons per square kilometre | +58.3% |
| 2000 | 13.81 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2001 | 11.46 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2002 | 5.26 metric tons per square kilometre | -54.1% |
| 2003 | 4.83 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 4.83 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.19 metric tons per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 2006 | 10.92 metric tons per square kilometre | +76.6% |
| 2007 | 1.38 metric tons per square kilometre | -87.4% |
| 2008 | 1.35 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +64.3% |
| 2010 | 5.87 metric tons per square kilometre | +164.5% |
| 2011 | 5.3 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 10.24 metric tons per square kilometre | +93.1% |
| 2013 | 2.79 metric tons per square kilometre | -72.7% |
| 2014 | 8.56 metric tons per square kilometre | +206.6% |
| 2015 | 4.34 metric tons per square kilometre | -49.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | -99.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1877 metric tons per square kilometre | +7500.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0037 metric tons per square kilometre | -98.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0049 metric tons per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0049 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0049 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0074 metric tons per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0099 metric tons per square kilometre | +33.3% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.0099 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0663 metric tons per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.0099 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1481 metric tons per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Kiribati 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +10100.0% | 0.0185 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.89 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2017 | +7500.0% | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1877 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 | 0.4417 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.89 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.31 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.08 metric tons per square kilometre | 11.71 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.23 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.35 metric tons per square kilometre | 13.81 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.73 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | 10.24 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0068 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0049 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0099 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 146 Belize 0.0118 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 147 Haiti 0.0106 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 148 Mozambique 0.0099 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 150 Belgium 0.0088 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 151 Cape Verde 0.0087 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 152 Aruba 0.0083 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 152 Tuvalu 0.0083 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Kiribati
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0202 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 5.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Kiribati?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Kiribati was 0.0099 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 13.81 metric tons per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kiribati rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Kiribati ranks 149th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.