Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.1591 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.1591 metric tons per square kilometre for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.4% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Nicaragua peaked at 0.2623 metric tons per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
Nicaragua ranks 65th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 Nicaragua, 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 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1984 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | +58.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre | +54.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0027 metric tons per square kilometre | +443.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0089 metric tons per square kilometre | +227.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0192 metric tons per square kilometre | +116.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0208 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.029 metric tons per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0398 metric tons per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0349 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0452 metric tons per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0478 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0506 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0582 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0655 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.083 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0932 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0958 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1336 metric tons per square kilometre | +39.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1574 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 0.141 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.131 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2024 metric tons per square kilometre | +54.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2194 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.254 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2039 metric tons per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 2016 | 0.176 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2069 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2449 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2453 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.245 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2577 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2623 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1591 metric tons per square kilometre | -39.4% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.1591 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0663 metric tons per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.1591 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0394 metric tons per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Nicaragua 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +443.3% | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0027 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +227.6% | 0.0027 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0089 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 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0157 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0398 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.083 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0452 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1574 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2025 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.131 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.254 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.231 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1591 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2623 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 62 Colombia 0.1829 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 63 Kyrgyzstan 0.1754 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 64 Panama 0.1676 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 66 Guam 0.1481 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 67 Mexico 0.1445 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 68 Tonga 0.1431 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Nicaragua
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4457 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Nicaragua?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Nicaragua was 0.1591 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2623 metric tons per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Nicaragua ranks 65th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.