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
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Moldova, 1992–2023
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 39 Iceland 0.4919 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 40 Spain 0.4865 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 41 Croatia 0.48 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 43 Italy 0.4271 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 44 New Zealand 0.4145 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 45 Guatemala 0.3965 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Moldova
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2466 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1366 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6117 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6117 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6426 (2050)
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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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.