Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Kuwait
Kuwait: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.0258 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Kuwait, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.0258 metric tons per square kilometre for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Kuwait peaked at 0.0319 metric tons per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Kuwait 124th 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 Kuwait, 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 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 0.0051 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0.0051 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0114 metric tons per square kilometre | +126.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0123 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0148 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0211 metric tons per square kilometre | +42.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0109 metric tons per square kilometre | -48.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0109 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0205 metric tons per square kilometre | +87.7% |
| 2004 | 0.021 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0184 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0319 metric tons per square kilometre | +73.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0195 metric tons per square kilometre | -38.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0163 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0153 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0174 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0179 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0173 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.017 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0167 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0147 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0116 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0115 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0111 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0257 metric tons per square kilometre | +131.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0257 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0257 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0258 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0258 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0258 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0566 metric tons per square kilometre, 46% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0258 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, 81% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Kuwait 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +131.9% | 0.0111 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0257 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +126.7% | 0.0051 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0114 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 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0049 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0148 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0186 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0109 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0319 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0161 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0111 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0257 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0258 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0257 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0258 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 121 Bolivia 0.0268 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 122 Ukraine 0.0264 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 123 Cameroon 0.0259 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 125 Nauru 0.025 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 126 Burundi 0.0239 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 127 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0239 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 127 Palau 0.0239 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0052 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Kuwait?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Kuwait was 0.0258 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0319 metric tons per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kuwait rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Kuwait ranks 124th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.