Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Mauritius
Mauritius: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 1.18 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Mauritius, 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 Mauritius stood at 1.18 metric tons per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.4% on the previous year and up 492.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Mauritius peaked at 1.65 metric tons per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Mauritius 23rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Mauritius, 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 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | +400.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0074 metric tons per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0079 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0123 metric tons per square kilometre | +56.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0148 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0118 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0207 metric tons per square kilometre | +75.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0261 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0246 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0355 metric tons per square kilometre | +44.0% |
| 1988 | 0.036 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0404 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0384 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0424 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0493 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0542 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 0.07 metric tons per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0867 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0813 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0581 metric tons per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0409 metric tons per square kilometre | -29.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0419 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0429 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0291 metric tons per square kilometre | -32.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0276 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0163 metric tons per square kilometre | -41.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1724 metric tons per square kilometre | +960.6% |
| 2005 | 0.197 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2182 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0862 metric tons per square kilometre | -60.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1207 metric tons per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2155 metric tons per square kilometre | +78.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2796 metric tons per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2691 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2564 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1989 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3893 metric tons per square kilometre | +95.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3886 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5114 metric tons per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6277 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2018 | 1.04 metric tons per square kilometre | +65.1% |
| 2019 | 1.63 metric tons per square kilometre | +57.1% |
| 2020 | 1.65 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.16 metric tons per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7738 metric tons per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 1.18 metric tons per square kilometre | +52.4% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 1.18 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0754 metric tons per square kilometre, 15.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 1.18 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0078 metric tons per square kilometre, 150.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Mauritius 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +960.6% | 0.0163 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1724 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +400.0% | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1979 | +200.0% | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0074 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 | 0.001 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0074 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.023 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0079 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0404 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0563 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0384 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0867 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1126 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0163 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2182 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5585 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1989 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.63 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7738 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.65 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 20 Egypt 1.6 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 21 Malaysia 1.54 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 22 Netherlands 1.24 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 24 Greece 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 25 Sri Lanka 0.9843 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 26 Honduras 0.9185 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Mauritius
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0409 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0343 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2885 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Mauritius?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Mauritius was 1.18 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 metric tons per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritius rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Mauritius ranks 23rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 492.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.