Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Madagascar
Madagascar: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.0646 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar is 0.0646 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 49.2% on the previous year and up 199.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Madagascar peaked at 0.0646 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
Madagascar ranks 96th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 Madagascar, 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 | +125.0% |
| 1978 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +107.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +96.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | +73.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +32.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +49.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | -36.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0045 metric tons per square kilometre | +1233.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0039 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0057 metric tons per square kilometre | +43.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0081 metric tons per square kilometre | +43.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0087 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0148 metric tons per square kilometre | +69.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0077 metric tons per square kilometre | -47.5% |
| 1999 | 0.01 metric tons per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0137 metric tons per square kilometre | +37.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0145 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0179 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0177 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0165 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0177 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0284 metric tons per square kilometre | +60.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0257 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0249 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0167 metric tons per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0187 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0181 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0172 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0216 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0265 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2015 | 0.039 metric tons per square kilometre | +47.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0447 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0487 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.022 metric tons per square kilometre | -54.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0243 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0234 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0283 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0433 metric tons per square kilometre | +52.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0646 metric tons per square kilometre | +49.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.0646 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0043 metric tons per square kilometre, 14.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.0646 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0078 metric tons per square kilometre, 8.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +1233.3% | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0045 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 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0064 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0148 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0194 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0137 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0284 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0281 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0172 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0487 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0399 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0234 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0646 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 93 Lesotho 0.0663 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 94 Switzerland 0.0662 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 95 Saudi Arabia 0.0652 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 97 Austria 0.0627 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 98 Seychelles 0.0626 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 99 New Caledonia 0.0584 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Madagascar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 26.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Madagascar?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Madagascar was 0.0646 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0646 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Madagascar ranks 96th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 199.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.