Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Nepal
Nepal: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.6469 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Nepal, 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 Nepal stood at 0.6469 metric tons per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 157.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Nepal peaked at 0.6469 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Nepal 33rd 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 Nepal, 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 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +161.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0008 metric tons per square kilometre | +73.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0014 metric tons per square kilometre | +66.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0022 metric tons per square kilometre | +59.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0028 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0036 metric tons per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0046 metric tons per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0057 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0069 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0083 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1980 | 0.01 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1981 | 0.012 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0143 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0159 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 0.014 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0228 metric tons per square kilometre | +63.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0291 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1987 | 0.038 metric tons per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0358 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0478 metric tons per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0647 metric tons per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0721 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0744 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0667 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0676 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0694 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0745 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0838 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 0.09 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0911 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1048 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1156 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1193 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1233 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1395 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1568 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1773 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1861 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1901 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1865 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1969 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2159 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2407 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2513 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3028 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3348 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3421 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3917 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4595 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 0.497 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5359 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.588 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6096 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6469 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.6469 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0663 metric tons per square kilometre, 9.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.6469 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.8156 metric tons per square kilometre, 79% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Nepal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +200.0% | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1970 | +161.5% | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1968 | +100.0% | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0001 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 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0037 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0083 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.024 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.01 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0478 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0754 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0647 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0911 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1499 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1048 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1901 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3233 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1969 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.497 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5951 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5359 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6469 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 30 Turkey 0.7228 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 31 Israel 0.6701 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 32 Uganda 0.6482 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 34 Laos 0.6396 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 35 El Salvador 0.6186 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 36 Cyprus 0.6169 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Nepal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7753 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7974 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.28 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Nepal?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Nepal was 0.6469 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6469 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nepal rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Nepal ranks 33rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 157.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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.