Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Laos
Laos: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.6396 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.6396 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
34th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.6396 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Laos, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Laos is 0.6396 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Laos peaked at 0.6396 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
Laos ranks 34th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Laos, 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 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0012 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0019 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0023 metric tons per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0029 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0035 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0043 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0051 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0061 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0073 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0086 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0101 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0108 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0173 metric tons per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0217 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 0.026 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0303 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0347 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0433 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0455 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0466 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0477 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0485 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0558 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0693 metric tons per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0916 metric tons per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0919 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1316 metric tons per square kilometre | +43.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1823 metric tons per square kilometre | +38.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2166 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2587 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2812 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2812 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.26 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.26 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.274 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2786 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.325 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3557 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4142 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4415 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4502 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3915 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4158 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4619 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4757 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5143 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5329 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5633 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.585 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6092 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6396 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.6396 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0663 metric tons per square kilometre, 9.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.6396 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1481 metric tons per square kilometre, 4.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0051 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0173 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0061 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0347 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0672 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0433 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1316 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2618 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1823 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.325 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4454 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3557 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5329 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5993 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5633 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6396 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 31 Israel 0.6701 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 32 Uganda 0.6482 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 33 Nepal 0.6469 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 35 El Salvador 0.6186 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 36 Cyprus 0.6169 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 37 Ghana 0.5103 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Laos
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6615 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.913 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.64 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Laos?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Laos was 0.6396 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6396 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Laos rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Laos ranks 34th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos 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.