Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Netherlands
Netherlands: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 1.24 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.24 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
22nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
3.86 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1982
All-time low
1.14 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Netherlands, 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 Netherlands is 1.24 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Netherlands peaked at 3.86 metric tons per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.14 metric tons per square kilometre, in 2022.
Netherlands ranks 22nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.53 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.86 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1963 | 2.66 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1964 | 3.43 metric tons per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1965 | 3.27 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 2.74 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1967 | 2.54 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1968 | 3.36 metric tons per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 1969 | 3.14 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1970 | 2.55 metric tons per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1971 | 2.83 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1972 | 3.44 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1973 | 3.35 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 2.92 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1975 | 3.32 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1976 | 2.17 metric tons per square kilometre | -34.6% |
| 1977 | 3.24 metric tons per square kilometre | +49.2% |
| 1978 | 3.51 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 2.89 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 1980 | 2.28 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1981 | 3.24 metric tons per square kilometre | +42.2% |
| 1982 | 3.86 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1983 | 3.55 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 1.79 metric tons per square kilometre | -49.6% |
| 1985 | 3.45 metric tons per square kilometre | +93.2% |
| 1986 | 2.56 metric tons per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 1987 | 2.95 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1988 | 2.34 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 1989 | 3.23 metric tons per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1990 | 2.99 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1991 | 1.53 metric tons per square kilometre | -48.8% |
| 1992 | 1.6 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 2.11 metric tons per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 1994 | 3.24 metric tons per square kilometre | +53.8% |
| 1995 | 2.49 metric tons per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 1996 | 2.96 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1997 | 2.91 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 3.56 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1999 | 3.22 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 2.23 metric tons per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 2001 | 1.69 metric tons per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 2002 | 1.62 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.98 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 2.33 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 2.12 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 1.36 metric tons per square kilometre | -36.1% |
| 2007 | 1.69 metric tons per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2008 | 1.4 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 1.66 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 1.99 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 1.3 metric tons per square kilometre | -34.5% |
| 2012 | 1.37 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.39 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.88 metric tons per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 2015 | 1.85 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.84 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.53 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2018 | 1.59 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.37 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 1.19 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 1.21 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.14 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 1.24 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.3% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 1.24 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0566 metric tons per square kilometre, 21.9× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 1.24 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0764 metric tons per square kilometre, 16.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.95 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.53 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.43 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.02 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.17 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.51 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.93 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.79 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.86 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.66 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.53 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.56 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.81 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.36 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.33 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.3 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.99 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.14 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.24 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 19 Cambodia 1.78 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 20 Egypt 1.6 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 21 Malaysia 1.54 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 23 Mauritius 1.18 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 24 Greece 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 25 Sri Lanka 0.9843 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Netherlands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6002 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Netherlands?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Netherlands was 1.24 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.86 metric tons per square kilometre in 1982.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 metric tons per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Netherlands rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Netherlands ranks 22nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.