Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Mexico
Mexico: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.1445 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Mexico, 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 Mexico is 0.1445 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 151.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Mexico peaked at 0.1793 metric tons per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1964.
That places Mexico 67th 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +260.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 0.001 metric tons per square kilometre | +179.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | +55.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | +63.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0035 metric tons per square kilometre | +39.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0044 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0057 metric tons per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0064 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1983 | 0.007 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0054 metric tons per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0058 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.007 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0082 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0088 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0094 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0115 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0128 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0137 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0144 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0163 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0132 metric tons per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0161 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0203 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0211 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0249 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0277 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0391 metric tons per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0379 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0435 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0537 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0685 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0795 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0721 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.082 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0807 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0649 metric tons per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0705 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0739 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0574 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0999 metric tons per square kilometre | +74.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1089 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1139 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1252 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1272 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1562 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1793 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1286 metric tons per square kilometre | -28.3% |
| 2022 | 0.149 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1445 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.1445 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0754 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.1445 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0394 metric tons per square kilometre, 3.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +260.0% | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +179.8% | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.001 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0035 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0068 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0044 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0094 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0164 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0115 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0249 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0585 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0277 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.082 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0998 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0574 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1562 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1503 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1286 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1793 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 64 Panama 0.1676 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 65 Nicaragua 0.1591 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 66 Guam 0.1481 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 68 Tonga 0.1431 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 69 Tanzania 0.1378 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 70 Tunisia 0.137 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Mexico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 84.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 157.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Mexico?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Mexico was 0.1445 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1793 metric tons per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Mexico rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Mexico ranks 67th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 151.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico 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.