Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Mozambique
Mozambique: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.0099 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Mozambique, 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 Mozambique stood at 0.0099 metric tons per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.8% on the previous year and up 979.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Mozambique peaked at 0.0099 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Mozambique 148th 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 Mozambique, 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 | — |
| 1978 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1984 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1987 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +240.0% |
| 1988 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1989 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1991 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1993 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +1060.0% |
| 1995 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | -69.0% |
| 1996 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | -88.9% |
| 1997 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 2000 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0.0029 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0.0072 metric tons per square kilometre | +151.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 metric tons per square kilometre | -75.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 metric tons per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | -48.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.001 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 metric tons per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | +63.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 metric tons per square kilometre | +55.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0041 metric tons per square kilometre | +76.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0048 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0043 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0054 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0072 metric tons per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0099 metric tons per square kilometre | +36.8% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0099 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0043 metric tons per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0099 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0078 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +1060.0% | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1987 | +240.0% | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 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 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.002 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0072 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0008 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0048 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0067 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0043 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0099 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 145 Latvia 0.0126 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 146 Belize 0.0118 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 147 Haiti 0.0106 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 149 Kiribati 0.0099 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 150 Belgium 0.0088 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 151 Cape Verde 0.0087 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Mozambique
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.53 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Mozambique?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Mozambique was 0.0099 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0099 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mozambique rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Mozambique ranks 148th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 979.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.