Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Moldova

Moldova: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.4326 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.4326 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 10.2%
World rank
42nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.4326 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0248 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1999
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Moldova, 1992–2023

00.10.20.30.41992200720231992: 0.089 metric tons per square kilometre1993: 0.069 metric tons per square kilometre1994: 0.037 metric tons per square kilometre1995: 0.043 metric tons per square kilometre1996: 0.032 metric tons per square kilometre1997: 0.037 metric tons per square kilometre1998: 0.034 metric tons per square kilometre1999: 0.025 metric tons per square kilometre2000: 0.052 metric tons per square kilometre2001: 0.052 metric tons per square kilometre2002: 0.071 metric tons per square kilometre2003: 0.104 metric tons per square kilometre2004: 0.172 metric tons per square kilometre2005: 0.192 metric tons per square kilometre2006: 0.207 metric tons per square kilometre2007: 0.228 metric tons per square kilometre2008: 0.237 metric tons per square kilometre2009: 0.249 metric tons per square kilometre2010: 0.268 metric tons per square kilometre2011: 0.274 metric tons per square kilometre2012: 0.276 metric tons per square kilometre2013: 0.276 metric tons per square kilometre2014: 0.337 metric tons per square kilometre2015: 0.342 metric tons per square kilometre2016: 0.368 metric tons per square kilometre2017: 0.37 metric tons per square kilometre2018: 0.383 metric tons per square kilometre2019: 0.386 metric tons per square kilometre2020: 0.383 metric tons per square kilometre2021: 0.392 metric tons per square kilometre2022: 0.393 metric tons per square kilometre2023: 0.433 metric tons per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Moldova stood at 0.4326 metric tons per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 56.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Moldova peaked at 0.4326 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0248 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1999.

That places Moldova 42nd 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 Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square kilometre in Moldova, 1992 to 2023.
Year metric tons per square kilometre Change
1992 0.0893 metric tons per square kilometre
1993 0.069 metric tons per square kilometre -22.7%
1994 0.0368 metric tons per square kilometre -46.7%
1995 0.0425 metric tons per square kilometre +15.6%
1996 0.0324 metric tons per square kilometre -23.8%
1997 0.0365 metric tons per square kilometre +12.7%
1998 0.0343 metric tons per square kilometre -6.0%
1999 0.0248 metric tons per square kilometre -27.8%
2000 0.052 metric tons per square kilometre +109.9%
2001 0.052 metric tons per square kilometre -0.1%
2002 0.071 metric tons per square kilometre +36.6%
2003 0.1037 metric tons per square kilometre +46.0%
2004 0.1718 metric tons per square kilometre +65.7%
2005 0.1915 metric tons per square kilometre +11.5%
2006 0.2067 metric tons per square kilometre +7.9%
2007 0.228 metric tons per square kilometre +10.3%
2008 0.2372 metric tons per square kilometre +4.0%
2009 0.2493 metric tons per square kilometre +5.1%
2010 0.2679 metric tons per square kilometre +7.4%
2011 0.274 metric tons per square kilometre +2.3%
2012 0.2763 metric tons per square kilometre +0.9%
2013 0.2762 metric tons per square kilometre -0.1%
2014 0.337 metric tons per square kilometre +22.0%
2015 0.342 metric tons per square kilometre +1.5%
2016 0.3677 metric tons per square kilometre +7.5%
2017 0.3698 metric tons per square kilometre +0.6%
2018 0.3835 metric tons per square kilometre +3.7%
2019 0.3856 metric tons per square kilometre +0.6%
2020 0.3832 metric tons per square kilometre -0.6%
2021 0.3924 metric tons per square kilometre +2.4%
2022 0.3926 metric tons per square kilometre +0.1%
2023 0.4326 metric tons per square kilometre +10.2%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 0.4326 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0754 metric tons per square kilometre, 5.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Moldova's 0.4326 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0764 metric tons per square kilometre, 5.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Moldova 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.

YearChange FromTo
2000 +109.9% 0.0248 metric tons per square kilometre 0.052 metric tons per square kilometre
2004 +65.7% 0.1037 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1718 metric tons per square kilometre
1994 -46.7% 0.069 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0368 metric tons per square kilometre
2003 +46.0% 0.071 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1037 metric tons per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0457 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0248 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0893 metric tons per square kilometre 8
2000s 0.1563 metric tons per square kilometre 0.052 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2493 metric tons per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.328 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2679 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3856 metric tons per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.4002 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3832 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4326 metric tons per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 39 Iceland 0.4919 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  2. 40 Spain 0.4865 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  3. 41 Croatia 0.48 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  4. 43 Italy 0.4271 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  5. 44 New Zealand 0.4145 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  6. 45 Guatemala 0.3965 metric tons per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Moldova?
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Moldova was 0.4326 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 Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 0.4326 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0248 metric tons per square kilometre in 1999.
How does Moldova rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
Moldova ranks 42nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Moldova 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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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)

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Indicator
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
215 places, 12,245 data points, 1961–2023
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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.