Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in North Korea
North Korea: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 5.69 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
5.69 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
10th
of 215 countries
All-time high
9.97 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1989
All-time low
0.0522 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in North Korea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 5.69 metric tons per square kilometre for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in North Korea peaked at 9.97 metric tons per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0522 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places North Korea 10th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 North Korea, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0522 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0628 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0766 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0948 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1175 metric tons per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1482 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1967 | 0.205 metric tons per square kilometre | +38.4% |
| 1968 | 0.334 metric tons per square kilometre | +62.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4638 metric tons per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 1970 | 0.5958 metric tons per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 1971 | 0.7319 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 1972 | 0.8742 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1973 | 1.03 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1974 | 1.19 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1975 | 1.38 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1976 | 1.6 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1977 | 1.86 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1978 | 2.14 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1979 | 2.47 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1980 | 2.88 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1981 | 3.36 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1982 | 3.91 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1983 | 4.56 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1984 | 5.77 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 1985 | 6.19 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 7.1 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1987 | 8.97 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 1988 | 9.05 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 9.97 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 7.47 metric tons per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1991 | 7.89 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 9.14 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1993 | 9.38 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 6.79 metric tons per square kilometre | -27.7% |
| 1995 | 6.13 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 6.5 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 4.06 metric tons per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 1998 | 4 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 4 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.88 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 4.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 4.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 4.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.23 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 4.23 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.24 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 4.25 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 4.71 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 4.72 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.15 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 5.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 5.65 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 5.66 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 5.67 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 5.69 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 5.69 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.69 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 5.69 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0043 metric tons per square kilometre, 1311.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 5.69 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1481 metric tons per square kilometre, 38.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1728 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0522 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4638 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.39 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5958 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.47 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.18 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.88 metric tons per square kilometre | 9.97 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.54 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 metric tons per square kilometre | 9.38 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.19 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.88 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.22 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.81 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.23 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.66 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.68 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.67 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.69 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 7 Indonesia 8.12 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 8 Philippines 8 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 9 Singapore 5.86 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
- 13 India 3.81 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for North Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 3.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 1,939 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.838 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 325.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 11.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 1,939 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 24.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in North Korea?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in North Korea was 5.69 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 North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 9.97 metric tons per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0522 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does North Korea rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- North Korea ranks 10th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea 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.